01891nam a22003734a 4500 ebr10097291 CaPaEBR 20260707175553.0 m u cr cn||||||||| 050310s2005 moua sb s001 0 eng 2005006499 0826215882 (alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)607814503 n-us-mo GV722 1904 .M38 2005eb 796.48 22 96729 76606 Matthews, George R., 1950- 130221 America's first Olympics [electronic resource] : the St. Louis games of 1904 / George R. Matthews. Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2005. ix, 242 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Sports and American culture series Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-229) and index. A tale of two cities -- The ghost of Plato -- Transfer accepted -- St. Louis Olympian games -- Place in history. "Explores the history of the 1904 Olympics, held in St. Louis, Missouri, which featured first-time African American Olympians, a controversial marathon, and documentation by photojournalist Jessie Tarbox Beals. Examines the controversy surrounding the transfer of the games from Chicago to St. Louis"--Provided by publisher. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Olympic Games (3rd : 1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.) 130222 Electronic books. local 190 ebrary, Inc. 191 Sports and American culture series. 88680 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10097291 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 96729 76606