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Jesse Owens: Track-and-Field Legend

Name: Jesse Owens: Track-and-Field Legend
Author: Tracy Sue Walker
ISBN: 9781728482569

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Jesse Owens spent his childhood running along the dirt roads of Alabama with his father. It wasn’t long until he was breaking records in high school and dreaming of competing in the Olympics. The world watched as he rocketed to win four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics. Learn more about the life of Jesse Owens and how he became a true legend.

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PublisherLerner Publishing

Release dateJan 1, 2023

ISBN9781728482569

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Tracy Sue Walker

Tracy Sue Walker is an author of children's fiction and nonfiction including The Truth about Dragons. She earned her undergraduate degree from Agnes Scott College in anthropology. Tracy holds a masters' degrees in education as well as library and information science, but has also studied performance at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and writing at the Creative Circus in Atlanta. She is currently based in northern Georgia.

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The loons had called Charles Daniels to the water ever since he made his first trip to the Adirondacks in 1900. That was the summer after his father had walked out on his mother and him without providing a penny of support, completely cutting them ou
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‘Title Ix moved Mountains—but There’s So Much More To Do’
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The 138-Mile Classroom
Adirondack Life
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The 138-Mile Classroom
Apr 1, 2021
I have very little in common with a 13-year-old boy. Especially the 13-year-old boy who is my son. He likes to talk about video games and mountain bikes and The Mandalorian. I know nothing about all three. The first time he asked if I like The Mandal
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Volleyball On The Range
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Volleyball On The Range
Oct 28, 2021
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Routes Revival
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Routes Revival
May 9, 2019
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Read This Now
St. Louis Magazine
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Read This Now
May 31, 2022
THE WATERMEN BY MICHAEL LOYND Sporting history and individual triumph intertwine in Michael Loynd’s new offering, The Watermen, out June 7 from Ballantine Books. Loynd–who chairs the St. Louis Olympic Committee, is a representative for the Internatio
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Remembering jim Wofford
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May 1, 2023
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Gripping Reads
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Gripping Reads
Jul 21, 2023
By IAN LAXTON Guide book When she was in her teens, Abby Dennison was the target of a botched abduction attempt outside her school in Joburg, which resulted in the death of her mother. Although this tragedy has scarred her for life it has also motiv
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When Olympism Runs In The Family
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When Olympism Runs In The Family
Feb 23, 2018
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Finding Resilience: Para Rowers Upend Notions Of Ability
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Finding Resilience: Para Rowers Upend Notions Of Ability
Oct 13, 2021
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The End Of The Cavalry
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The End Of The Cavalry
Mar 10, 2020
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(At Home With)
The Team Roping Journal
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(At Home With)
Nov 19, 2019
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2019 U.S. OPEN Karate Tournament
Black Belt Magazine
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2019 U.S. OPEN Karate Tournament
Sep 17, 2019
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Two Passions, One Love
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Two Passions, One Love
Feb 25, 2023
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Top Five
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Top Five
Jun 11, 2019
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Forging A Path For Half A Century
Black Belt Magazine
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Forging A Path For Half A Century
Jul 23, 2019
THIS WAS THE GOLDEN ERA OF karate, and those who wore a crisp white gi and a black belt had a special swagger. The martial arts were provocative and mysterious, and if you wanted to learn their secrets, Bill Viola was your man. Unbeknownst to him, th
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The Running Man
Dazed and Confused Magazine
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The Running Man
Jun 6, 2024
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‘Tomboyland’: Featured Nonfiction from Melissa Faliveno
The Millions
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‘Tomboyland’: Featured Nonfiction from Melissa Faliveno
Aug 5, 2020
An excerpt from a debut essay collection Booklist describes as "a full-dress portrait of a writer whom most readers will be intrigued to know.” The post ‘Tomboyland’: Featured Nonfiction from Melissa Faliveno appeared first on The Millions.
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