The Story Of The Olympic Games;With the Extract 'Classical Games' by Francis Storr

by R.D. Binfield

Book Overview

"The Story of the Olympic Games" is a 1948 work by R. D. Binfield. Within it, Binfield explores the long and interesting history of the Olympic games form its origins in Ancient Greece to the modern games. Contents include: "The Ancient Games", "The Revival", "The Track Events", "The Marathon", "Walking Events", "The Field Events", "Women's Events", "The Modern Pentathlon", "Cycling, by W. J. Mills", "Wrestling, by George Mackenzie", "Weight-lifting,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1406771910
• ISBN13: 9781406771916
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Macha Press
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"