The First Modem Olympic Games Were Held In Athens In April Of 1896, And This Volume Is A Description Of The Sporting And Festive Events Of That Occasion, With A Large Cast Of Athletes From Various Countries, Including A Contingent From Harvard And Princeton Who Won The Hearts Of The Athenians As They Won Most Of The First Place-medals. But The Book Is Much More Than A Tale Of Athletes And Organizers. We Are Given The First Real Insight Into The Birth Of The Modern Olympic Movement, And Into The Personality Of A French Aristocrat, Baron Pierre De Coubertin, Whose Vision Determined Much Of The Form Of International Sport Today. The Author Shows That Although The Modern Olympics Have A Sentimental Bond With The Ancient Festival, The Modern Games Are A Product Of Nineteenth Century Ideals, Excesses, And Ambitions. Richard Mandell Has Dispelled Some Myths, Rediscovered Forgotten Sport Heroes, And Written A Highly Readable Account Of A Landmark In Modern Sport History. 1. The Olympic Games In Antiquity -- 2. Proposals For Revival -- 3. Coubertin -- 4. Organization -- 5. Athens Gets Ready -- 6. The Athens Games -- 7. After The Games. By Richard D. Mandell. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

Mandell, Richard D.

United States, United States of America

First Edition, 1976

Obscured text back cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

xiv, 194 p., [6] leaves of plates : 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index

2023-06-28