Olympic gold 1936
how the image of Jesse Owens crushed Hitler's evil myth
Edición de la obra Olympic gold 1936
| Autor | Michael Burgan |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Compass Point |
| Fecha de publicación | 2017 |
| Lugar | New York, NY |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 64 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780756555283 |
| ISBN-10 | 0756555280 |
| Serie | Captured history. Sports |
| Número de Cutter | B954o |
Jesse Owens gold-medal winning feats at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin struck a mighty propaganda blow against Adolf Hitler. The Nazi leader had planned to use the German games as a showcase of supposed Aryan superiority. Instead, there was American black athlete Owens on the podium being photographed by Hitler s personal photographer, Heinrich Hoffmann. In addition, Owens would figure prominently in the groundbreaking film Olympia by Hitler s favorite director Leni Riefenstahl. Photo and film captured Owens stunning success and revealed how wrong Hitler was in his beliefs.