The Olympics
Subtitle: history
By: by Moira Butterfield
Series: The Olympics
Publisher: Sea-to-Sea Publications
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Mankato, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781597713191
Subjects: Olympics; Juvenile literature; History
Description: his book highlights the history of the Olympics, from 776 B.C.E. at Olympia in ancient Greece to the future 2012 Olympics in London, United Kingdom.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The birth of the Olympics; title: Olympics reborn; title: Faster, higher, stronger; title: Hard times and heroes; title: Cold War Olympics; title: Sporty sixties; title: Triumphs and disaster; title: TV times; title: New teams, new hope; title: Hi-tech, high cost; title: The 2012 Olympics; title: Olympic future.