Igniting the Flame
America's First Olympic Team
Nonfiction, Sports, Olympics, History, Americas, United States, 19th Century
| Author: | Jim Reisler | ISBN: | 9780762786602 |
| Publisher: | Lyons Press | Publication: | June 5, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Lyons Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jim Reisler |
| ISBN: | 9780762786602 |
| Publisher: | Lyons Press |
| Publication: | June 5, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Lyons Press |
| Language: | English |
The story of the fourteen men – largely forgotten and never the subject of a full-length book – who created the American Olympic movement by winning eleven gold medals at the first modern Olympics in 1896 in Athens, timed for publication leading up to the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials and the 2012 Olympics in London.
The story of the fourteen men – largely forgotten and never the subject of a full-length book – who created the American Olympic movement by winning eleven gold medals at the first modern Olympics in 1896 in Athens, timed for publication leading up to the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials and the 2012 Olympics in London.
