United States Team for 1948 Olympic Games, London, England
Title | United States Team for 1948 Olympic Games, London, England PDF eBook |
Author | United States Olympic Committee |
Publisher | |
Pages | 20 |
Release | 1948 |
Genre | Olympic Games |
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United States Olympic team for 1948 Olympic Games
Title | United States Olympic team for 1948 Olympic Games PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 19 |
Release | 1948 |
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The Austerity Olympics
Title | The Austerity Olympics PDF eBook |
Author | Janie Hampton |
Publisher | Quarto Publishing Group USA |
Pages | 447 |
Release | 2012-01-01 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1781310017 |
‘An enthralling account.’ —Independent ‘A fascinating book … researched with an awesome thoroughness.’ —Daily Telegraph ‘Hampton’s excellent book should be compulsory reading for everyone involved in the 2012 London Olympics.’ —Daily Mail Critic’s Choice The budget for the 2012 Olympic village alone is already a billion pounds short. The likelihood of corporate sponsorship recedes with every day of the credit crunch. How on earth are we going to match the opening and closing ceremonies of Beijing, let along top them? Fortunately, London has been through just such hard times before in the run-up to an Olympics, and in 1948 it showed just how to run a fantastic Games on a tiny budget – indeed, make them all the better for it. Janie Hampton’s book about the last time the Olympics came to London is a tale of female competitors sewing their own kit, teams ferried to the Games on red London buses and billeted in Spartan hostels or even army camps, and the main stadium being hastily cleared of greyhound racing to allow the athletics to take place. The total budget was £760,000, great athletes like Emil Zatopek and Fanny Blankers-Koen thrilled the crowds, and at the end a profit was turned! This is a book that becomes more relevant and ironically entertaining every day nearer to 2012.
Participation of the United States Government in International Conferences, July 1, 1948-June 30, 1949
Title | Participation of the United States Government in International Conferences, July 1, 1948-June 30, 1949 PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 396 |
Release | 1950 |
Genre | International relations |
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Participation of the United States Government in International Conferences Including the Composition of United States Delegations and Summaries of the Proceedings
Title | Participation of the United States Government in International Conferences Including the Composition of United States Delegations and Summaries of the Proceedings PDF eBook |
Author | United States Department of State. Office of International Conferences |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1562 |
Release | 1946 |
Genre | Congresses and conventions |
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American Delegations to International Conferences, Congresses, and Expositions and American Representation on International Institutions and Commissions, with Relevant Data
Title | American Delegations to International Conferences, Congresses, and Expositions and American Representation on International Institutions and Commissions, with Relevant Data PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Department of State. Office of International Conferences |
Publisher | |
Pages | 396 |
Release | 1948 |
Genre | Congresses and conventions |
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Participation of the United States Government in International Conferences
Title | Participation of the United States Government in International Conferences PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 396 |
Release | 1948 |
Genre | Congresses and conventions |
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