America's first Olympics : the St. Louis games of 1904 /
"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. L...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Columbia :
University of Missouri Press,
[2005]
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| Online Access: | Table of contents |
| 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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| Physical Description: | ix, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-229) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0826215882 (alk. paper) |