Runner, Harry Jerome, world's fastest man, Norma Charles
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Label
Runner, Harry Jerome, world's fastest man, Norma Charles
Language
eng
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
Index
no index present
Literary Form
novels
Main title
Runner
Oclc number
1007755078
Responsibility statement
Norma Charles
Sub title
Harry Jerome, world's fastest man
Summary
"Harry Jerome is one of Canada's forgotten heroes. From a skinny little kid growing up in Manitoba, he rose to become "the fastest man in the world," a title he held for an incredible eight years. He achieved this, despite having to battle the prejudices he and his family had to overcome, on account of their African-Canadian heritage"--Back cover
Target audience
juvenile
Creator
Subject
- Juvenile works
- Runners (Sports) -- Juvenile fiction
- Fiction
- Racism -- Fiction
- Runners (Sports) -- Fiction
- Racism -- Juvenile fiction
- Jerome, Harry -- Juvenile fiction
- Athletes, Black -- Canada -- Biography -- Fiction
- Racism
- Runners (Sports)
- Jerome, Harry -- Fiction
- Biographical fiction
- Athletes, Black -- Canada -- Biography -- Juvenile fiction
- Canada
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Author
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Outgoing Resources
- Classification4
- Creator1
- Genre3
- Subject14
- Juvenile works
- Runners (Sports) -- Juvenile fiction
- Fiction
- Racism -- Fiction
- Runners (Sports) -- Fiction
- Racism -- Juvenile fiction
- Jerome, Harry -- Juvenile fiction
- Athletes, Black -- Canada -- Biography -- Fiction
- Racism
- Runners (Sports)
- Jerome, Harry -- Fiction
- Biographical fiction
- Athletes, Black -- Canada -- Biography -- Juvenile fiction
- Canada
- Content1
- Author1
- Mapped to1