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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Sports and American culture seriesPublication details: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2005.Description: ix, 242 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 796.48 22
LOC classification:
  • GV722 1904 .M38 2005
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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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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. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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