America's first Olympics [electronic resource] : the St. Louis games of 1904 / George R. Matthews.
By: Matthews, George R.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
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BookSeries: Sports and American culture series: Publisher: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2005Description: ix, 242 p. : ill.Subject(s): Olympic Games (3rd : 1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)Genre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 796.48 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Copy number | Status | Date due | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-229) and index.
A tale of two cities -- The ghost of Plato -- Transfer accepted -- St. Louis Olympian games -- Place in history.
"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.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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