2008, ISBN: 0749951680

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[EAN: 9780749951689], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Piatkus Books], QUEEN ALEXANDRA SPORTS HISTORY 20TH CENTURY EARLY AAA AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION UNION AAU AMERICAN OLYMPIC COMMITTE… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780749951689], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Piatkus Books], QUEEN ALEXANDRA SPORTS HISTORY 20TH CENTURY EARLY AAA AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION UNION AAU AMERICAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE BOA BRITISH BOC COUNCIL TEAM MICHAEL J BULGER CANADIAN CANADA JOHN C CARPENTER ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE THEODORE ANDREA COOK CYCLING CROWN PRINCE OF SWEDEN DANISH DENMARK PARTICIPATION BARON PIERRE DE COUBERTIN GRENFELL DESBOROUGH LORD WILLIE DISCUS DISCIPLINES EDWARD VII EDWARDIAN ENGLAND GREAT BRITAIN FENCING FINNISH FINLAND JESUS FLANAGAN EXHIBITION FRANCO FLIP FLAP FRENCH FRANCE GREECE GEORGE I GERMAN GERMANY GYMNASTICS MC HALPIN LIEUTENANT WYNDHAM HALSWELLE HAMMER THROWING JONNY HAYES ATHLETES CHARLES HEFFERON RUNNING STANDING HUNGARIAN HUNGARY HURDLES IMPERIAL CLUB IOC IRISH ITALIAN ITALY JAVELIN IMRE KIRALFY GUSTAVUS TOWN KIRBY ROBERT COURCY LAFFAN ERIC LEMMING ATTENDANCE MEDALS CHAMPIONS COSTS FEMALE CONTESTANTS GOLD WINNERS OPENING CEREMONY POINT SYSTEM PRIZE GIVING PROGRAM PROGRAMME WEATHER TOM LONGBOAT MARATHON MATT MCGRATH MIKE MURPHY NEW YORK NORWEGIAN NORWAY RECORDS DORANDO PIETRI POLE VAULT RACQUETS WILLIAM ROBBINS ROOSEVELT RALPH WALDO ROSE 400M 800M 1500M 1600M MEDLEY RELAY MEL SHEPHERD MARTIN SHERIDAN SOUTH AFRICAN AFRICA REPRESENTATION JAMES E SULLIVAN SWEDISH SWIMMING TAYLOR TENNIS LEWIS TEWANINA TRACK AND FIELD TUG WAR US USA WALKING RACES WHITE CITY STADIUM WORLD WRESTLING, Jacket, Hardcover, xvi + 272 pages, b&w images in text, NOT ex-library. Book is clean and bright throughout with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Boards show gentle handling wear. In a fine unclipped dust jacket. -- In the summer that saw the first successful flight of the Zeppelin, a 140 acre site of scrubland in West London was transformed into the White City, which housed the 1908 Franco British Exhibition - and a state-of-the-art stadium built to house the first London Olympics. The Olympics were organised by volunteers in just 18 months and at a fraction of the cost of the modern Olympics and yet, just as today, the sport was overshadowed by doping scandals and caused international uproar. The ferocious competitiveness of a US team dominated by New York Irish Americans led to a succession of 'scandals' culminating in the historic marathon when Italian confectioner baker Dorando Pietri's heroic efforts at the limits of exhaustion so entranced on-lookers that track officials helped him across the finish line. Coinciding with the 100th Anniversary of the first London Olympics, this delightful social and sporting history - illustrated with over 70 contemporary images - provides a thought-provoking contrast to the forthcoming 2012 Olympic Games. -- Contents: Preface: Scene Setting; Athens; The White City; The Stadium; International Sport; Flag Flying; The Tug-Of-War; 400 Metres and Fair Play; The Marathon; The Queen and the Sugar Baker; Notes; Index, Books<

2012, ISBN: 9780749951689

In the summer that saw the first successful flight of the Zeppelin, a 140 acre site of scrubland in West London was transformed into the White City, which housed the 1908 Franco British E… Mehr…

In the summer that saw the first successful flight of the Zeppelin, a 140 acre site of scrubland in West London was transformed into the White City, which housed the 1908 Franco British Exhibition - and a state-of-the-art stadium built to house the first London Olympics. The Olympics were organised by volunteers in just 18 months and at a fraction of the cost of the modern Olympics and yet, just as today, the sport was overshadowed by doping scandals and caused international uproar. The ferocious competitiveness of a US team dominated by New York Irish Americans led to a succession of 'scandals' culminating in the historic marathon when Italian confectioner baker Dorando Pietri's heroic efforts at the limits of exhaustion so entranced on-lookers that track officials helped him across the finish line. Coinciding with the 100th Anniversary of the first London Olympics, this delightful social and sporting history - illustrated with over 70 contemporary images - provides a thought-provoking contrast to the forthcoming 2012 Olympic Games.; History, Piatkus Books<

2008, ISBN: 9780749951689

Piatkus Books, 2008. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust Jacket in good… Mehr…

Piatkus Books, 2008. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust Jacket in good condition., Piatkus Books, 2008<