Jesse OwensTells the story of the track and field star who won three gold medals in the 1936 Summer Olympic Games. |
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Contents
Fighting the Wind | 21 |
Four Years from Next Friday | 41 |
After the Gold Rush | 113 |
Barnstormin | 133 |
A Patchwork Quilt | 149 |
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