Full name: Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World

Author: David Maraniss Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads ISBNs: 9781416534075 1416534075

An account of the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome reveals the competition's unexpected influence on the modern world, in a narrative synopsis that pays tribute to such athletes as Cassius Clay and Wilma Rudolph while evaluating the roles of Cold War propaganda, civil rights, and politics. 250,000 first printing.