One Golden Moment: The 1984 Olympics Through the Photographic Lens of the Los Angeles Herald Examiner

by David Davis

Book Overview

In the late 1970s, the Olympic Movement was in deep trouble. When the International Olympic Committee called for candidates to host the 1984 Summer Olympics, only two cities expressed interest: Tehran and Los Angeles. And, after Tehran dropped out of the bidding process, L.A. was left to carry the flickering Olympic torch. Naysayers predicted disaster: the traffic would be snarled and the smog suffocating; the Games would bankrupt the city of L.A...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0997825103
• ISBN13: 9780997825107
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Photo Friends Publications
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.4" x 9.7"