The Story of the Olympics: Revised and Expanded Edition

By Dave L. Anderson

Book Overview

Jim Thorpe...Babe Didrikson...Jesse Owens...Michael Johnson...Tara Lipinski...the finest young athletes fighting in the fiercest competition. Pulitzer Prize -- winning sportswriter Dave Anderson chronicles the Olympic Games, from the ancient Greek festival of the history books to the ultimate international spectacle they are today. Here are the world's greatest athletes from track-and-field, from ice and slopes, from pool and arena. With dozens of action photographs that capture the thrill, the drama, the triumph that is the game of games -- the Olympics. Book jacket.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688176402
• ISBN13: 9780688176402
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 7.3"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher