The First London Olympics: 1908

by Rebecca Jenkins

Book Overview

In the summer that saw the first successful flight of the Zeppelin, a 140 acre site of scrubland in West London was transformed into the White City, which housed the 1908 Franco-British Exhibition - and a state-of-the-art stadium built to house the first London Olympics. The Olympics were organised by volunteers in just 18 months and at a fraction of the cost of the modern Olympics and yet, just as today, the sport was overshadowed by doping scandals...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0749929405
• ISBN13: 9780749929404
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Piatkus
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary