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America's first Olympics : the St. Louis games of 1904 /

"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. L...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Matthews, George R., 1950-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2005.
Colección:Sports and American culture series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"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
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 242 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-229) and index.
ISBN:0826264751
9780826264756