Rome 1960
The Summer Olympics That Stirred the World
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About The Book
Legendary athletes and stirring events are interwoven into a suspenseful narrative of sports and politics at the Rome games, where cold-war propaganda and spies, drugs and sex, money and television, civil rights and the rise of women superstars all converged to forever change the essence of the Olympics.
Using the meticulous research and sweeping narrative style that have become his trademark, maraniss reveals the rich palette of character, competition, and meaning that gave rome 1960 its singular essence.
About The Author
David Maraniss is an associate editor at The Washington Post and a distinguished visiting professor at Vanderbilt University. He has won two Pulitzer Prizes for journalism and was a finalist three other times. Among his bestselling books are biographies of Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Roberto Clemente, and Vince Lombardi, and a trilogy about the 1960s—Rome 1960; Once in a Great City (winner of the RFK Book Prize); and They Marched into Sunlight (winner of the J. Anthony Lukas Prize and Pulitzer Finalist in History).
Product Details
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster (July 14, 2009)
- Length: 496 pages
- ISBN13: 9781416534082
Raves and Reviews
"Evocative, entertaining and often suspenseful - sports history at a very high standard." - Kirkus (starred review)
Awards and Honors
- CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title
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