Rome 1960

Rome 1960

By David Maraniss

Pages

478

Rating

3.84

Year

2008

HistoryPoliticsSportsItalyNonfictionAmerican History

Description

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.