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America's first Olympics : the St. Louis games of 1904
Matthews, George R.
Paper Book
America in 1904 was a nation bristling with energy and confidence. Inspired by Theodore Roosevelt, the nation's young, spirited, and athletic president, a sports mania rampaged across the country. Eager to celebrate its history, and to display its athletic potential, the United States...
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The boys in the boat Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Brown, Daniel James
Ebook
Now a Major Motion Picture Directed by George Clooney The #1 New York Times-bestselling story about the American Olympic rowing triumph in Nazi Germany--from the author of Facing the Mountain. For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the...
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The victor's crown : a history of ancient sport from Homer to Byzantium
Potter, D. S.
Paper Book
The Victor's Crown brings to vivid life the signal role of sport in the classical world. Ranging over a dozen centuries - from Archaic Greece through to the late Roman and early Byzantine empires - David Potter's lively narrative shows how sport, to the ancients, was not just a dim reflection of...
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Cold war games : propaganda, the Olympics, and U.S. foreign policy
Rider, Toby C.
Ebook
It is the early Cold War. The Soviet Union appears to be in irresistible ascendance and moves to exploit the Olympic Games as a vehicle for promoting international communism. In response, the United States conceives a subtle, far-reaching psychological warfare campaign to blunt the Soviet advance....
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Drug games the International Olympic Committee and the politics of doping, 1960-2008
Hunt, Thomas M.
Paper Book
On August 26, 1960, twenty-three-year-old Danish cyclist Knud Jensen, competing in that year's Rome Olympic Games, suddenly fell from his bike and fractured his skull. His death hours later led to rumors that performance-enhancing drugs were in his system. Though certainly not the first instance...
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National identity and global sports events : culture, politics, and spectacle in the Olympics and the football World Cup
Tomlinson, Alan.
Paper Book
National Identity and Global Sports Events looks at the significance of international sporting events and why they generate enormous audiences worldwide. Focusing on the Olympic Games and the men's football (soccer) World Cup, the contributors examine the political, cultural, economic, and...
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