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The 1904 Olympic Games
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Author : Bill Mallon
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-07-11
The 1904 Olympic Games written by Bill Mallon and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-11 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis were both unusual and controversial. One of the major problems for Olympic scholars has been to determine which of the events at these Games were truly of Olympic caliber. The Games were included as part of the World's Fair, and every athletic contest that took place under the Fair's auspices was deemed "Olympic." These activities included croquet and water polo, high school and college championships in football and basketball, as well as the "Anthropology Days" events in which members of "primitive" "tribes" competed against one another. The author demonstrates, after great deliberation, that 16 events of the 21 overall were truly Olympic sports and gives descriptions, scores, and analyses for each (as well as for the five non-Olympic events). Appendices include literature relating to these games, lists of noncompeting foreign entrants, and a guide to all competitors.
America S First Olympics
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Author : George R. Matthews
language : en
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Release Date : 2005-07-22
America S First Olympics written by George R. Matthews and has been published by University of Missouri Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-07-22 with Sports & Recreation categories.
America in 1904 was a nation bristling with energy and confidence. Inspired by Theodore Roosevelt, the nation’s young, spirited, 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 energetic. 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 Olympics garnered only praise, and all agreed that the games were a success, improving both the profile of the Olympic movement and the prestige of the United States. But within a few years, the games of 1904 receded in memory. They suffered a worse fate with the publication of Coubertin’s memoirs in 1931. His selective recollections, exaggerated claims, and false statements turned the forgotten Olympics into the failed Olympics. This prejudiced account was furthered by the 1948 publication of An Approved History of the Olympic Games by Bill Henry, which was reviewed and endorsed by Coubertin. America’s First Olympics, by George R. Matthews, corrects common misconceptions that began with Coubertin’s memoirs and presents a fresh view of the 1904 games, which featured first-time African American Olympians, an eccentric and controversial marathon, and documentation by pioneering photojournalist Jessie Tarbox Beals. Matthews provides an excellent overview of the St. Louis Olympics over a six-month period, beginning with the intrigue surrounding the transfer of the games from Chicago. He also gives detailed descriptions of the major players in the Olympic movement, the events that were held in 1904, and the athletes who competed in them. This original account will be welcomed by history and sports enthusiasts who are interested in a new perspective on this misunderstood event.
The 1904 Anthropology Days And Olympic Games
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Author : Susan Brownell
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2008-12-01
The 1904 Anthropology Days And Olympic Games written by Susan Brownell and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-01 with Social Science categories.
One of the more problematic sport spectacles in American history took place at the 1904 World?s Fair in St. Louis, which included the third modern Olympic Games. Associated with the Games was a curious event known as Anthropology Days organized by William J. McGee and James Sullivan, at that time the leading figures in American anthropology and sports, respectively. McGee recruited Natives who were participating in the fair?s ethnic displays to compete in sports events, with the ?scientific? goal of measuring the physical prowess of ?savages? as compared with ?civilized men.? This interdisciplinary collection of essays assesses the ideas about race, imperialism, and Western civilization manifested in the 1904 World?s Fair and Olympic Games and shows how they are still relevant. A turning point in both the history of the Olympics and the development of modern anthropology, these games expressed the conflict between the Old World emphasis on culture and New World emphasis on utilitarianism. Marked by Franz Boas?s paper at the Scientific Congress, the events in St. Louis witnessed the beginning of the shift in anthropological research from nineteenth-century evolutionary racial models to the cultural relativist paradigm that is now a cornerstone of modern American anthropology. Racist pseudoscience nonetheless reappears to this day in the realm of sports.
The Olympic Games 1904
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Author : Charles J. P. Lucas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1905
The Olympic Games 1904 written by Charles J. P. Lucas and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1905 with Olympic Games categories.
Results Of The Early Modern Olympics The 1904 Olympic Games
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Author : Bill Mallon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Results Of The Early Modern Olympics The 1904 Olympic Games written by Bill Mallon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Olympics categories.
A Statistical Summery Of The 1904 Olympic Games
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Author : Bill Mallon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
A Statistical Summery Of The 1904 Olympic Games written by Bill Mallon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with categories.
St Louis Olympics 1904
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Author : George Matthews
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2003
St Louis Olympics 1904 written by George Matthews and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.
The first American Olympics, held in 1904 in St. Louis, were a vigorous spectacle suited to an energetic and confident nation. The games were wrested away from rival city Chicago and appended to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair. Athletes came from eleven countries and four continents to compete in state-of-the-art facilities, which included a 10,000-seat stadium with gymnasium equipment donated by sporting goods magnate Albert Spalding. St. Louis Olympics, 1904 corrects common misperceptions and presents a fresh view of the games that featured first-time African American Olympians, an eccentric marathon, and documentation by pioneering photojournalist Jessie Tarbox Beals.
The 1900 1904 Olympic Games
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Author : Reet Howell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976*
The 1900 1904 Olympic Games written by Reet Howell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976* with Olympic Games categories.
Olympic Games 1904 St Louis Usa
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1904
Olympic Games 1904 St Louis Usa written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1904 with Olympic Games categories.
Burchell recounts the first ever win of a Harvard-Yale team vs. Oxford-Cambridge in England, and relates much about the track events of the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis, including a picture of and some information on Thomas F. Kiely (Ireland), the first European to win the all-around championship of the Amateur Athletic Union.
A Statistical Summary Of The 1904 Olympic Games
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Author : Bill Mallon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
A Statistical Summary Of The 1904 Olympic Games written by Bill Mallon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Olympic Games categories.