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![]() | The First London Olympics (2008) 1908 A non fiction book by Rebecca Jenkins |
In the summer that saw the first successful flight of the Zeppelin, a 140 acre site of scrubland in West London was transformed into the White City, which housed the 1908 Franco British Exhibition ? and a state-of-the-art stadium built to house the first London Olympics. The Olympics were organised by volunteers in just 18 months and at a fraction of the cost of the modern Olympics and yet, just as today, the sport was overshadowed by doping scandals and caused international uproar. The ferocious competitiveness of a US team dominated by New York Irish Americans led to a succession of 'scandals' culminating in the historic marathon when Italian confectioner baker Dorando Pietri's heroic efforts at the limits of exhaustion so entranced on-lookers that track officials helped him across the finish line. Coinciding with the 100th Anniversary of the first London Olympics, this delightful social and sporting history ? illustrated with over 70 contemporary images ? provides a thought-provoking contrast to the forthcoming 2012 Olympic Games.
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Hardback Editions
January 2009 : Hardback
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June 2008 : Hardback
| Title: The First London Olympics: 1908 Author(s): Rebecca Jenkins ISBN: 0-7499-5168-0 / 978-0-7499-5168-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Piatkus Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
May 2012 : Paperback
| Title: The First London Olympics: 1908 Author(s): Rebecca Jenkins ISBN: 0-7499-2940-5 / 978-0-7499-2940-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Piatkus Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Download Editions
July 2011 : Digital Download
| Title: The First London Olympics: 1908 Author(s): Rebecca Jenkins ISBN: 0-7481-3138-8 / 978-0-7481-3138-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Hachette Digital Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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