An edition of Igniting the flame (2012)
Igniting the flame
America's first olympic team
By Jim Reisler
Publish Date
2012
Publisher
Lyons Press
Language
eng
Pages
-
Description:
"The story of the fourteen men - largely forgotten and never the subject of a full-length book - who created the American Olympic movement by winning eleven gold medals at the first modern Olympics in 1896 in Athens, timed for publication leading up to the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials and the 2012 Olympics in London"--
subjects: Olympic Games (1st : 1896 : Athens, Greece), HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, Sports, Olympics, SPORTS & RECREATION / Olympics, American Participation, Athletes, History, SPORTS & RECREATION, Olympic Games. fast (OCoLC)fst01408249, 19th Century
Places: United States
Times: 19th century