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| Library | Shelf Location | Status | Date | ||
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| HWLC 6th Floor | Adult | GV722 1904.M38 2005 | Hardcover | Not checked out | 03/03/2011 |
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America's first Olympics : the St. Louis games of 1904 / George R. Matthews.
Author: Matthews, George R., 1950-
Publisher: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2005.
ISBN: 0826215882 (alk. paper)
Description: ix, 242 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subject: Olympic Games (3rd : 1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.) History.
Contents: A tale of two cities -- The ghost of Plato -- Transfer accepted -- St. Louis Olympian games -- Place in history.
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.