Long John: The Longest Stride

by David Orange

Under the famed massive Woodruff Tree, the aged John Woodruff tells a lone teen track hopeful his life story in vivid, accurate detail. The "Nazi Games" in 1936 Berlin are remembered for the crushing victories by the black athletes of the United States led by Jesse Owens, challenging Hitler's Aryan race. Also, at these Olympics was a runner that experts say ran the "greatest race of all time." His winning the first black gold medal in the running...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1620063875
• ISBN13: 9781620063873
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Milford House Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"