The 1908 Olympic Games : results for all competitors in all events, with commentary / / by Bill Mallon and Ian Buchanan
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| Autore: |
Mallon Bill
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| Titolo: |
The 1908 Olympic Games : results for all competitors in all events, with commentary / / by Bill Mallon and Ian Buchanan
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| Pubblicazione: | Jefferson, North Carolina : , : McFarland & Company, Incorporated, publishers, , [2009] |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (537 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 796.48 |
| Soggetto topico: | Olympics - Records |
| Persona (resp. second.): | BuchananIan |
| Note generali: | "The present work is a reprint of the library bound edition of The 1908 Olympic Games : results for all competitors in all events, with commentary, first published in 2000 by McFarland."--title page verso. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover ; Table of Contents ; Introduction ; Abbreviations and Usage Notes ; References ; 1908 Olympic Games-Background ; Notes ; Summary and Statistics ; Notes ; Archery ; Notes ; Athletics (track & Field) ; Notes ; Boxing ; Notes ; Cycling ; Notes ; Diving ; Notes ; Fencing ; Notes ; Figure Skating ; Notes ; Football (Association Football) [Soccer] ; Notes ; Gymnastics ; Notes ; Hockey (Field) ; Notes ; Jeu De Paume (Tennis [Court/Real Tennis]) ; Lacrosse ; Notes ; Motorboating ; Notes ; Polo ; Notes ; Racquets ; Notes ; Rowing & Sculling ; Notes ; Rugby Union Football ; Notes ; Shooting |
| Notes Swimming ; Notes ; Tennis (Lawn) ; Notes ; Tug-of-war ; Notes ; Water Polo ; Notes ; Wrestling ; Notes ; Yachting ; Notes ; Other Sports and Events ; Notes ; Appendix I: the 1908 Olympic Program ; Appendix II: Controversies and Protests ; Appendix III: the British and American Responses to "The Battle of Shepherd's Bush" ; Appendix IV: Maps of Olympic Sites ; Appendix V: Music-"Dorando" by Irving Berlin ; Appendix Vi: Competitors (by Country) ; Notes ; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The 1908 Olympic Games were controversial. There was almost constant bickering among the American team and the British officials. Because of the controversies, the 1908 Olympics have been termed ""The Battle of Shepherd's Bush,"" referring to the site of the Olympic Stadium. Reports of the 1908 Olympics have been rare and do not for instance contain full results for archery, track and field athletics, football (soccer), gymnastics, motorboating and shooting. A great deal of new information has been discovered by the authors, and this work gives complete results for all events. The information |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The 1908 Olympic Games |
| ISBN: | 1-4766-0952-7 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910797204503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
History of the Early Olympics