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America's first Olympics : the St. Louis games of 1904 / George R. Matthews.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Matthews, George R., 1950-
- Series:
- Sports and American culture series.
- Sports and American culture series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Olympic Games--(3rd : 1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.).
- Olympic Games.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (254 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Explores the history of the 1904 Olympics, held in St. Louis, Missouri, which featured first-time African American Olympians, a controversial marathon, and documentation by photojournalist Jessie Tarbox Beals. Examines the controversy surrounding the transfer of the games from Chicago to St. Louis"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- A tale of two cities
- The ghost of Plato
- Transfer accepted
- St. Louis Olympian games
- Place in history.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-229) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8262-6475-1
- OCLC:
- 232157364
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