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At the 1936 Olympics, against a backdrop of swastikas and goose-stepping storm troopers, an African-American son of sharecroppers won a staggering four gold medals and single-handedly demonstrated that Hitler’s myth of Aryan supremacy was a lie. The story of Jesse Owens at the Berlin games is that of an athletic performance that transcends sports. It is also the intimate and complex tale of one remarkable man's courage. Drawing on unprecedented access to the Owens family, previously unpublished interviews, and exhaustive archival research, Jeremy Schaap transports us to Germany and tells the dramatic tale of Owens and his fellow athletes at the contest dubbed the Nazi Olympics. With his incisive reporting and rich storytelling, Schaap reveals what really happened over those tense, exhilarating weeks in a nuanced and riveting work of sports history.

A grand adventure written on a canvas that probes the heart, weighs the soul and measures the human spirit across [centuries]. CNN, on "The Fiery Cross" A foreboding and darkly comic period thriller considered the inspiration for du Maurier s "Rebecca," "Vera" is a deftly plotted masterpiece woven with intrigue When Lucy Entwhistle s father dies suddenly, she is left alone in the world struggling to find her place in life. But on the very same day she happens to meet the recently widowed Everard Wemyss. Their shared grief brings them together as they find in each other someone to talk to and in whom to confide, and Lucy finds a comforting hand to guide and protect her. As Wemyss control over Lucy strengthens, an engagement seems imminent, only Lucy s aunt seems to apprehend some danger in the unsettling Wemyss. Returning from their honeymoon, Lucy takes up her place as mistress of "The Willows," the Wemyss family home. But the ghost of Wemyss s first wife Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics free download pdf seems to hang heavy in the air. With Everard s ever increasing controlling behavior, the claustrophobic atmosphere deepens, and Lucy becomes more obsessed with the mysterious Vera. The oppressive situation threatens to build to crisis level. How did Vera really die? Can Lucy ever be happy at "The Willows?" First published in 1921, "Vera" is a forgotten thriller by a master of the genre, a brilliant exploration of the nature of control and love in the relationships between men and women."

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Author: Jeremy Schaap
Number of Pages: 272 pages
Published Date: 05 Feb 2008
Publisher: Mariner Books
Publication Country: Boston, MA, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780618919109
Download Link: Click Here
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