The Glory of the Games - Olympic Tables and Records - 776 B.C - A.D 1948;With the Extract 'Classical Games' by Francis Storr

"The Glory of the Games" is a complete catalogue of the various records set by Olympic contestants in different events from 1896 to 1948. Contents include: "Reinstauration of the Modern Games, Athens 1896", "Paris, 1900", "St. Louis, 1904", "Athenian Celebrations, 1906", "London, 1908", "Stockholm, 1912", "Antwerp, 1920", "Paris, 1924", "Amsterdam, 1928", "Los Angeles, 1932", "Berlin, 1936", "World's Records, Women", "Olympic Records, Women", "Olympic Records", etc. Frederick Annesley Michael Webster (1886-1949) was a British athletics coach and author, and soldier active during World War One. He wrote profusely on the subject of athletics, with his best known book being "Athletics in Action" (1931). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on athletics.