Matthews, George R.,  1950- <br/><br/>
America's first Olympics  the St. Louis games of 1904 /  [electronic resource] : 
George R. Matthews. 
 - Columbia :  University of Missouri Press,  c2005. 
 - ix, 242 p. :  ill. 
 - Sports and American culture series .
 - Sports and American culture series. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-229) and index. 
<br/><br/>A tale of two cities -- The ghost of Plato -- Transfer accepted -- St. Louis Olympian games -- Place in history. 
<br/><br/> "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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Meeting Names: </label><br/>Olympic Games Saint Louis, Mo.)  1904 :  (3rd : 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GV722 1904  / .M38 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>796.48