Title:
Three kings : race, class, and the barrier-breaking rivals who launched the modern Olympic age / Todd Balf.
ISBN:
9798874714178
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Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
Ashland, OR : Blackstone Publishing, 2024.
Physical Description:
xii, 276 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary:
The first globally broadcast swim match, the one-hundred-meter at the 1924 Olympics, saw three great swimmers shatter records and invite unprecendented scrutiny about race, class, and celebrity. This book traces the careers and rivalries of these men and the epochal times they lived in.
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OCLC Number:
on1422141904
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