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

"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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Superior document:Sports and American culture series
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Year of Publication:2005
Language:English
Series:Sports and American culture series.
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Physical Description:ix, 242 p. :; ill.
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