Little book of the Olympics - Jon Stroud

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The Little Book of the Olympicstakes an A-Z view of the greatest athletes, events and triumphs of the worlds ultimate sporting event, from those inaugural games through to the 30th Olympiad to be held in Londonover the summer of 2012.
On a cold Parisian November day in 1892 a young French dignitary, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, addressed an audience at the Sorbonne calling for the re-establishment of an ancient wonder
The Olympic Games.
His dream would come to fruition in Athensduring the spring of 1896 as the Games of the First Olympiad were declared open.
A fantastic little gift book that will make a perfect stocking filler.