Description |
32 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm. |
Series |
The Olympics
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Note |
Includes chronologies. |
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Includes glossary. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index. |
Contents |
The birth of the Olympics - Olympics reborn - Faster, higher, stronger - Hard times and heroes - Cold War Olympics - Sporty sixties - Triumphs and disaster - TV times - New teams, new hope - Hi-tech, high cost - The 2012 Olympics - Olympic future. |
Summary |
This book highlights the history of the Olympics, from 776 B.C.E. at Olympia in ancient Greece to the future 2012 Olympics in London, United Kingdom. |
Audience |
4-8 Medialog, Inc. |
Subject |
Olympic games -- History.
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ISBN |
9781597713191 (lib.) |
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