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America's First Olympics: The St. Louis Games Of 1904 (Sports and American Culture)

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Name:America's First Olympics: The St. Louis Games Of 1904 (Sports and American Culture)
ASIN/ISBN:0826215882
Language:English
File size:2 Mb
Publish Date: 2005-07-30
ISBN: 0826215882
Pages: 242 pages
File Type: PDF
File Size: 2 MB
Other Info: University of Missouri Press
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America in 1904 was a nation bristling with energy and confidence. Inspired by Theodore Roosevelt, the nation's young, energetic, and athletic president, a sports mania rampaged across the country. Eager to celebrate its history, and to display its athletic potential, the United States hosted the world at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis. One part of the World's Fair was the nation's first Olympic games. Revived in Greece in 1896, the Olympic movement was also young and optimistic. In fact, the St. Louis Olympics were only the third in modern times. Although the games were originally awarded to Chicago, St. Louis wrestled them from her rival city against the wishes of International Olympic Committee President Pierre de Coubertin. Athletes came from eleven countries and four continents to compete in state-of-the-art facilities, which included a ten-thousand-seat stadium with gymnasium equipment donated by sporting goods magnate Albert Spalding. The 1904 St. Louis

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