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TITLE:
The Games : a global history of the Olympics / David Goldblatt.
Author:
Goldblatt, David,
Pub Date:
[2016]
ISBN:
9780393292770
Edition:
First edition.
Description:
516 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
General Note:
"First published in the U.K. by Macmillan Publishers International Limited"--Title-page verso.
Abstract:
A renowned sportswriter describes the reinvention and modern history of the Olympic Games, from its rebirth in 1896 Athens to the present, highlighting all the classic moments of highest achievement, including Jesse Owens, Nadia Comaneci, the Miracle on Ice and Usain Bolt. --Publisher's description.
Subject:
Olympics -- History.
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