The First London Olympics: 1908简介：

The enthralling history of one of the most controversial and infamous Olympic Games ever staged, replete with doping scandal and international uproar
In the summer that saw the first successful zeppelin flight, a 140 acre site of scrubland in West London was transformed into the White City, which housed a state-of-the-art stadium built for the first London Olympics. The Olympics were organized by volunteers in just 18 months and at a fraction of the cost of the modern Olympics, and yet, just as today, the sport was overshadowed by doping scandals—with accusations that the Canadian favorite for the marathon had been dosed with strychnine—and caused international uproar. The ferocious competitiveness of a U.S. team dominated by New York Irish Americans led to a succession of "scandals" culminating in the historic marathon when Italian confectioner baker Dorando Pietri's heroic efforts at the limits of exhaustion so entranced onlookers that track officials helped him across the finish line. This delightful social and sports history provides a thought-provoking contrast to the 2012 Olympic Games.

The First London Olympics: 1908 Review

"Captures the many ironies of that shambolic occasion and wittily evokes the amateurish spirit that pervaded the early Olympic movement." —Times
About the Author
Rebecca Jenkins is a cultural historian, novelist, and biographer. She is the author Death of a Radical and The Duke's Agent.

I'm not a big history buff, but I thought the insights into the 08 Olympics and politics around the Olympics made for a great read. Was also interesting to read about a time when Olypmics was a bit less professional in terms of training and representatives from the countries.

这本书书籍封面的人物：

Dorando Pietri_道多兰多·佩特里_失败的英雄_马拉松终点前因被人扶着冲刺而被取消冠军的意大利选手-历史人物-跑步百科
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这本书相似性题目、封面相似性非常高的另一本书：

The 1908 Olympics: The First London Games_Keith Baker_2008

跑步老照片：第4届奥林匹克运动会（1908年英国伦敦奥运会）马拉松终点前因被人扶着冲刺而被取消冠军的Dorando Pietri比赛图片

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