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| THE OLYMPIC STORY, Pursuit of Excellence, by The Associated Press and Grolier, copyright 1979 |
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Item# BookContemp-O427 [BookContemp-O427]
Categories: Books-Contemporary, Olympics (souvenir's, programs, etc. from the Olympic Games), | |
 | | Since Howie Cohen's passing, no items are for sale. | | A 384-page hard cover book titled Pursuit of Excellence The Olympic Story. This is a wonderful interesting book with an abundance of facts and photos. the Forward is written by the great athlete and person, Jesse Owens and is signed by him in print along with `36 Olympics. The 1936 Summer Games were held in Berlin, Germany at a time when Hitler was the German leader. Although the ten USA black athletes were looked down upon by the German Press, they never the less won 8-Gold, 3-Silver and 2-Bronze medals. Jesse Owens won 4 of the Gold medals. The dimensions are 7 1/4 x 10 1/8 inches, the condition is good. |
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