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    Jesse Owens, Adolf Hitler and the 1936 Summer Olympics
    Jesse Owens, Adolf Hitler and the 1936 Summer Olympics
    Jesse Owens, Adolf Hitler and the 1936 Summer Olympics
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    Jesse Owens, Adolf Hitler and the 1936 Summer Olympics

    By Doug West

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    Both Jesse Owens and Adolf Hitler grew up in poverty, and each of the two men struggled to find their footing later in life. Owens represented the United States in the 1936 Olympics, after which he found it difficult to sustain a well-paying job. In turn, Adolf Hitler moved to Vienna as a teenager, following his parents’ death, but he never found the financial success he so desperately craved as an artist. He spent most of his time in the city a penniless, unemployed young man.
    The similarities between the two men end there. While Adolf Hitler became angered and enraged by his circumstances, and by the fate of Germany following the First World War, Jesse Owens went out of his way to help people. Even when he faced the cruelty of racism in the United States, Owens saw the best in others. He spent most of his days working with children and teenagers, making a conscious effort to give them the guidance and support they needed to enact positive change in the world. In contrast, Hitler turned to hatred, divisiveness, and conflict in his attempts to change the world in his image.
    Owens was an open-minded man who spent his life bettering the lives of his family and the community at large. Even when others asked him to denounce the racist tendencies of Adolf Hitler, he chose to grudgingly respect the German leader. Meanwhile, Hitler’s experiences only fueled his hatred of anyone who was not Aryan and German.
    In this book, we will explore the lives of both men leading up to the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Then, we will take a closer look at the effects of that summer on the rest of their years.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDoug West
    Release dateMar 30, 2016
    ISBN9781310464980
    Jesse Owens, Adolf Hitler and the 1936 Summer Olympics
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    Doug West

    Doug West is a retired engineer, small business owner, and an experienced non-fiction writer with several books to his credit. His writing interests are general, with expertise in science, history, biographies, numismatics, and “How to” topics. Doug has a B.S. in Physics from the Missouri School of Science and Technology and a Ph.D. in General Engineering from Oklahoma State University. He lives with his wife and little dog “Millie” near Kansas City, Missouri.

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      Jesse Owens, Adolf Hitler and the 1936 Summer Olympics - Doug West

      Jesse Owens, Adolf Hitler and the 1936 Summer Olympics

      By Doug West, Ph.D.

      Jesse Owens, Adolf Hitler and the 1936 Summer Olympics

      Copyright © 2016 Doug West

      All Rights Reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the author. Reviewers may quote brief passages in reviews.

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      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your favorite ebook retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Table of Contents

      Preface

      Introduction

      Chapter 1 - Early Years of Jesse Owens

      Chapter 2 - Early Years of Adolf Hitler

      Chapter 3 - Lead-up to the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics – Jesse Owens

      Chapter 4 - Lead-up to the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics – Adolf Hitler

      Chapter 5 - 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics

      Chapter 6 - Post-Olympics – Adolf Hitler

      Chapter 7 - Post-Olympics – Jesse Owens

      Chronology of Events:

      Acknowledgments

      Further Reading

      About the Author

      Preface

      Welcome to the book Jesse Owens, Adolf Hitler and the 1936 Summer Olympics. This book is part of the 30 Minute Book Series and, as the name of the series implies, if you are an average reader this book will take around 30 minutes to read or a little longer to listen to in audio format. Since this book is not meant to be an all-encompassing story, you may want to know more about Jesse Owens, Adolf Hitler, and the Olympic Games of 1936. To help you with this, there are several good references at the end of this book. Thank you for purchasing this book, and I hope you enjoy your time reading about the 1936 Olympic Games and the two individuals who helped shape the games.

      Doug West

      March 2016

      Introduction

      Both Jesse Owens and Adolf Hitler were familiar with poverty growing up, and both struggled to find their footing later in life. Owens starred at the 1936 Olympics for the United States, but found it difficult to sustain a well-paying job in the following years. Adolf Hitler moved to Vienna as a teenager, after his parents passed away, but never found the critical or financial success he craved as an artist. He spent most of his time in the city a penniless, unemployed young man.

      The similarities between the two men end there. While Adolf Hitler became angered and enraged by his circumstances, and the fate of Germany following the First World War, Jesse Owens always strove to help people. Even when he faced the cruelty of racism in the United States, Owens chose to believe the best in others. He spent most of his days working with children and teenagers, seeking to give them the guidance and support necessary to

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