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FIRST LONDON OLYMPICS: 1908 by JENKINS, REBECCA

A hundred years ago, London hosted its first Olympic Games. It was a world away from the modern-day Olympics - everything was built and organized in less than two years, and at a minute fraction of today's cost. 'Amateur pluck' was still the highest virtue - or so the British Olympic Committee thought. Rebecca Jenkins' book delightfully evokes the vanished world of the 1908 London Olympics, aided by many charming, nostalgic illustrations. Her book is a fascinating slice of social and sporting history - and provides a thought-provoking contrast to the for...

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