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81. History of Welsh Athletics: Volume 1 (Narrative) and Volume 2 (Statistics) by John Collins, Alan Currie, Brenda Currie, Mike Walters, Clive Williams | |
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(2002-01-31)
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82. Handbook of School-Gymnastics of the Swedish System: With One Hundred Consecutive Tables of Exercises and an Appendix of Classified Lists of Movements by Nils Posse | |
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(2010-02-12)
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83. Calisthenics and Light Gymnastics for Home and School by Alfred M. A. Beale, Samuel M. Spedon | |
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(2010-03-23)
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84. The Commonwealth Games: The History of All the Sports by Bob Phillips | |
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(2002-06)
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85. AMERICA'S FIRST OLYMPICS: THE ST. LOUIS GAMES OF 1904 (SPORTS & AMERICAN CULTURE) by GEORGE R. MATTHEWS | |
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(2005-07-22)
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America in 1904 was a nation bristling with energy and confidence. Inspired by Theodore Roosevelt, the nation’s young, spirited, and athletic president, a sports mania rampaged across the country. Eager to celebrate its history, and to display its athletic potential, the United States hosted the world at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis. One part of the World’s Fair was the nation’s first Olympic games. Revived in Greece in 1896, the Olympic movement was also young and energetic. In fact, the St. Louis Olympics were only the third in modern times. Although the games were originally awarded to Chicago, St. Louis wrestled them from her rival city against the wishes of International Olympic Committee President Pierre de Coubertin. Athletes came from eleven countries and four continents to compete in state-of-the-art facilities, which included a ten-thousand-seat stadium with gymnasium equipment donated by sporting goods magnate Albert Spalding. The 1904 St. Louis Olympics garnered only praise, and all agreed that the games were a success, improving both the profile of the Olympic movement and the prestige of the United States. But within a few years, the games of 1904 receded in memory. They suffered a worse fate with the publication of Coubertin’s memoirs in 1931. His selective recollections, exaggerated claims, and false statements turned the forgotten Olympics into the failed Olympics. This prejudiced account was furthered by the 1948 publication of An Approved History of the Olympic Games by Bill Henry, which was reviewed and endorsed by Coubertin. America’s First Olympics, by George R. Matthews, corrects common misconceptions that began with Coubertin’s memoirs and presents a fresh view of the 1904 games, which featured first-time African American Olympians, an eccentric and controversial marathon, and documentation by pioneering photojournalist Jessie Tarbox Beals. Matthews provides an excellent overview of the St. Louis Olympics over a six-month period, beginning with the intrigue surrounding the transfer of the games from Chicago. He also gives detailed descriptions of the major players in the Olympic movement, the events that were held in 1904, and the athletes who competed in them. This original account will be welcomed by history and sports enthusiasts who are interested in a new perspective on this misunderstood event. Customer Reviews (1)
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86. 30 Years of the Ironman Triathlon World Championship (Ironman Edition) by Bob Babbitt | |
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(2008-05-13)
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87. A Manual of the Gymnastic Exercises As Practised by the Junior Class in Amherst College, Amherst, Mass by Edward Hitchcock | |
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(2010-01-10)
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88. Home Gymnastics for the Well and the Sick Adapted to All Ages and Both Sexes by Eduard Ferdinand Angerstein | |
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(2010-04-20)
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89. Hand-Book of Light Gymnastics by Lucy B. Hunt | |
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(2010-07-24)
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90. Methods of teaching gymnastics by William Gilbert Anderson | |
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(2010-08-31)
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91. School tactics for the use of schools and gymnastic associations by William Albin Stecher | |
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(2010-09-05)
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92. Indoor and outdoor gymnastic games by Albert Meader Chesley | |
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(2010-09-06)
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93. A manual of the gymnastic exercises as practised by the junior class in Amherst college, Amherst, Ma by Edward Hitchcock | |
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(2009-11-17)
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94. A Manual of Free Gymnastic and Jumb-Bell Exercises: For the School-Room and the Parlor by James Henry Smart | |
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(2010-01-09)
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95. ABC of the Swedish system of educational gymnastics. A practical hand-book for school teachers and the home by Hartvig Nissen | |
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(2010-07-30)
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96. Gymnastic exercises for elementary schools, supplemented by fancy steps and games by Harriet Edna Trask | |
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(2010-09-08)
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97. Gymnastic teaching by William Skarstrom | |
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(2010-08-29)
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98. Text-book of massage and remedial gymnastics by LL Despard | |
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(2010-09-01)
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99. Theory and practice of educational gymnastics for boys' and girls' high schools by William Albin Stecher | |
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(2010-07-31)
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100. Manual of gymnastic exercises for schools and families by Samuel W Mason | |
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(2010-08-03)
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