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History / Moira Butterfield.

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Material Type
Book
Author
Butterfield, Moira, 1960-
Publication Info.
Mankato, Minn. : Sea-to-Sea Publications, 2012.

Details

Description
32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.
Series
Olympics
Butterfield, Moira, 1960- Olympics.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Contents
The birth of the Olympics -- Olympics reborn -- Faster, higher, stronger -- Hard times and heroes -- Cold War Olympics -- Sporty sixties -- Triumphs and disaster -- TV times -- New teams, new hope -- Hi-tech, high cost -- The 2012 Olympics -- Olympic future.
Summary
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.
Subject
Olympics -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Olympics -- History.
ISBN
9781597713191 library binding
1597713198 library binding