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America's first Olympics [electronic resource] : the St. Louis games of 1904 / George R. Matthews.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Sports and American culture seriesPublication details: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2005.Description: ix, 242 p. : ill. ; 24 cmSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 796.48 22
LOC classification:
  • GV722 1904 .M38 2005eb
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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.
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E-Book Taylor's Library-TU 796.48 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) e-book

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.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.