Description |
1 online resource (ix, 242 pages) : illustrations |
Series |
Sports and American culture series |
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Sports and American culture series.
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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 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-229) and index |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
SUBJECT |
Olympic Games (3rd : 1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87940156
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Olympic Games fast |
Subject |
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
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Popular Culture.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Olympics.
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2005006499 |
ISBN |
0826264751 |
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9780826264756 |
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