America's First Olympics
Subtitle: The St. Louis Games Of 1904 (Sports and American Culture)
Publisher: University of Missouri Press; University of Missouri
Published: July 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780826215888
Subjects: Track & field sports, athletics; c 1900 - c 1914; Sports; Olympic Games; Sports & Recreation; Missouri; Olympics; History; United States - State & Local - General; (3rd :; 1904 :; Saint Louis, Mo.)
First sentence: David Francis wanted the 1904 Olympic games.
Description: "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.