Olympic Cavalcade;With the Extract 'Classical Games' by Francis Storr

First published in 1948. "Olympic Cavalcade" contains a fascinating history of the modern Olympic games from the ancient games up to the 1936 games in Berlin. Contents include: "The Ancient Olympic Games", "Between the Ancient and the Modern Olympic Games", "The Modern Olympiads are Founded and the First of the Modern Festivals is Held", "IInd Olympic Games, Paris 1900", "IIIrd Olympic Games, St. Louis, U.S.A., 1904", "The Athenian Celebration, 1906", "IVth Olympic Games in London, 1908", etc. This volume will appeal to those with an interest in the history and development of the modern Olympic games, and it is not to be missed by collectors of vintage Olympic literature. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.