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Chronicle of the Olympics, 1896-1996.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : DK Pub. ; Boston : Distributed by Houghton Mifflin, 1996.Description: 312 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cmISBN:
  • 078940608X
  • 9780789406088
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version:: Chronicle of the Olympics, 1896-1996.DDC classification:
  • 796.48 20
LOC classification:
  • GV721 C57 1996
Other classification:
  • 76.14
Contents:
The Olympic games -- 100 years of the Olympic games -- Athens 1896 -- Paris 1900 -- St. Louis 1904 -- London 1908 -- Stockholm 1912 -- Antwerp 1920 -- Chamonix 1924 -- Paris 1924 -- St. Moritz 1928 -- Amsterdam 1928 -- Lake Placid 1932 -- Los Angeles 1932 -- Garmisch 1936 -- Berlin 1936 -- St. Moritz 1948 -- London 1948 -- Oslo 1952 -- Helsinki 1952 -- Cortina 1956 -- Melbourne 1956 -- Squaw Valley 1960 -- Rome 1960 -- Innsbruck 1964 -- Tokyo 1964 -- Grenoble 1968 -- Mexico City 1968 -- Sapporo 1972 -- Munich 1972 -- Innsbruck 1976 -- Montreal 1976 -- Lake Placid 1980 -- Moscow 1980 -- Sarajevo 1984 -- Los Angeles 1984 -- Calgary 1988 -- Seoul 1988 -- Albertville 1992 -- Barcelona 1992 -- Lillehammer 1994 -- Atlanta 1996.
Summary: Atlanta 1996 marks the centenary of the modern Olympic Games. Featuring more than 750 spectacular photographs by top sports journalists, Chronicle of the Olympics brings to life every Summer and Winter Olympic Games since Athens 1896. Witness the triumphs and the disappointments - Jesse Owens's four gold medal wins at the 1936 Berlin Games; Mark Spitz winning seven golds at the 1972 Munich Games; Ben Johnson being stripped of his 100-meter gold at the 1988 Seoul Games. Relive the sensational atmosphere of the 1984 Los Angeles Games, and recall the drama of the controversial clenched-fist salutes of the American "Black Power" athletes of the 1968 Mexico Games. Entertaining and nostalgic, Chronicle of the Olympics also features a comprehensive appendix listing all the competitive events and medalists since the beginning of the Games, making it an invaluable reference source.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Vol info Copy number Status Date due Barcode
NF NF Chamberlin Free Public Library Nonfiction 796.48 CHR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) GV721 .C57 1996 1 Available 34562000034248

Includes index.

The Olympic games -- 100 years of the Olympic games -- Athens 1896 -- Paris 1900 -- St. Louis 1904 -- London 1908 -- Stockholm 1912 -- Antwerp 1920 -- Chamonix 1924 -- Paris 1924 -- St. Moritz 1928 -- Amsterdam 1928 -- Lake Placid 1932 -- Los Angeles 1932 -- Garmisch 1936 -- Berlin 1936 -- St. Moritz 1948 -- London 1948 -- Oslo 1952 -- Helsinki 1952 -- Cortina 1956 -- Melbourne 1956 -- Squaw Valley 1960 -- Rome 1960 -- Innsbruck 1964 -- Tokyo 1964 -- Grenoble 1968 -- Mexico City 1968 -- Sapporo 1972 -- Munich 1972 -- Innsbruck 1976 -- Montreal 1976 -- Lake Placid 1980 -- Moscow 1980 -- Sarajevo 1984 -- Los Angeles 1984 -- Calgary 1988 -- Seoul 1988 -- Albertville 1992 -- Barcelona 1992 -- Lillehammer 1994 -- Atlanta 1996.

Atlanta 1996 marks the centenary of the modern Olympic Games. Featuring more than 750 spectacular photographs by top sports journalists, Chronicle of the Olympics brings to life every Summer and Winter Olympic Games since Athens 1896. Witness the triumphs and the disappointments - Jesse Owens's four gold medal wins at the 1936 Berlin Games; Mark Spitz winning seven golds at the 1972 Munich Games; Ben Johnson being stripped of his 100-meter gold at the 1988 Seoul Games. Relive the sensational atmosphere of the 1984 Los Angeles Games, and recall the drama of the controversial clenched-fist salutes of the American "Black Power" athletes of the 1968 Mexico Games. Entertaining and nostalgic, Chronicle of the Olympics also features a comprehensive appendix listing all the competitive events and medalists since the beginning of the Games, making it an invaluable reference source.

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