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Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Language
English
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A detailed look at the history of the Olympic Games, from their origins in Ancient Greece, through their rebirth in nineteenth century France, to the present, highlighting the contributions of individuals to the Games' success and popularity.
6) The Olympics
Author
Series
Publisher
Bookwright Press
Pub. Date
1988.
Language
English
Description
Presents, in text and illustrations, a brief history of the Olympic Games from their origins in ancient Greece through their revival as the modern Olympics in 1894 to the present day.
Author
Publisher
[Commemorative Publications]
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
From April 1896 when 311 athletes representing 13 nations competed in Athens to the expectations for the 1996 competition in Atlanta, Georgia, this presentation includes text and photos for each of the summer olympics of the last 100 years.
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Swimming is a long thread that connects the Olympic heroes of today with the real and mythic ones of the past across more than ten millennia--a recorded history that begins in a cave in the Egyptian desert and sweeps across athletes and poets, statesmen and emperors, humans and gods; across the whole human experience, the entire human story. Splash! weaves a 10,000-year-old tale that begins in a bone-dry cave in the remote southwest corner of Egypt,...
13) Olympics
Author
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
"Using the new C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards, Olympics in the Global Citizens: Sports series explores the topic through the lenses of History, Geography, Civics, and Economics. As they read, students will develop questions about the text, and use evidence from a variety of sources in order to form conclusions. Data-focused backmatter is included, as well as a table of contents, author biography, sidebars, bibliography, glossary, and index"--...
Author
Language
English
Description
This is an epic true-life journey to the heart of Hitler's Berlin. Cast aside by his family at an early age, abandoned and left to fend for himself in the woods of Washington State, young Joe Rantz turns to rowing as a way of escaping his past. What follows is an extraordinary journey, as Joe and eight other working-class boys exchange the sweat and dust of life in 1930s America for the promise of glory at the heart of Hitler's Berlin. Stroke by stroke,...
Series
Publisher
Wonderscape Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
In this new 2024 high-definition program, learn all about the history of the Olympic Games from 776 BCE in Olympia, Greece to the summer 2024 Games in Paris. What is the "Olympic Truce"? Who is the most- decorated Olympian of all time? What are the greatest Olympic victories throughout history? How and why did Black athlete Jesse Owens' wins at the 1936 Olympics upset Adolph Hitler? What were the Munich Massacres of 1972? Who are some of the...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Although fans the world over have been fascinated by the modern Summer Olympics since 1896, the Winter Olympics didn't officially begin until 1924. The event celebrates cold-weather sports, displaying the talents of skiers, ice skaters, hockey players, and, most recently, snowboarders. Like its summer counterpart, the Winter Games are dedicated to bringing together the world's top athletes to honor their talents and see who gets to stand on the medal...
Author
Publisher
[Ryan Stevens]
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Sequins, scandals and Salchows: figure skating in the 1980s is an extraordinary history of a decade when figure skating was the talk of the town and its stars were household names. This one-of-a-kind book expands far beyond iconic moments like Torvill and Dean's Bolero and The battle of the Brians, exploring intriguing connections between figure skating and real-world events that shaped the decade, including the AIDS pandemic, the cold war and the...
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
"In the early twentieth century, few Americans knew how to swim, and as a competitive sport, it was almost unheard of. That is, until Charles Daniels took to the water. On the surface, young Charles had it all: high-society parents, a place at an exclusive New York City prep school, summer vacations in the Adirondacks. But the scrawny teenager suffered from extreme anxiety and a sadistic father who mired the family in bankruptcy and scandal before...
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