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Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #336828 in Books
- Published on: 2008-06-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 496 pages
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Synopsis
Author Maraniss weaves sports, politics, and history into a tour de force about the 1960 Olympics. Along with the unforgettable characters and dramatic contests, there was a deeper meaning to those days at the dawn of the sixties. Change was everywhere. Old-boy notions of Olympic amateurism were crumbling. Rome saw the first doping scandal, the fir
