Joshua Sellers and Bobby Gillman have made the American Olympic team, and are poised to run as Jewish-American athletes. But what happens to Joshua as he gets ready to run for an Olympic gold medal in the crosswinds, under the crooked cross of Nazi Berlin? Racing with irony through the veins of inevitable, bitter, history, Ghost Runners exposes the far-reaching menace of American anti-Semitism, and illuminates the truth about the American dream. It is also a story of friendship, in the face of a great rivalry. "I needed you, Josh," said Jesse Owens, "We were both on the same side. My place...
Joshua Sellers and Bobby Gillman have made the American Olympic team, and are poised to run as Jewish-American athletes. But what happens to Joshua as...