Name: Rome 1960

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

Author: David Maraniss
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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.


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