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Tag Archives: olympics
Book Review: The Boys In The Boat
The Boys In The Boat: Nine Americans And Their Epic Quest For Gold At The 1936 Berlin Olympics, by Daniel James Brown Spoiler alert: They got the gold. This book is the sort of work that purports to be more … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Book Reviews, History, Sports
Tagged olympics, sports history, Washington
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Book Review: The Three-Year Swim Club
The Three-Year Swim Club: The Untold Story Of Maui’s Sugar Ditch Kids And Their Quest For Olympic Glory, by Julie Checkoway In reading this book, which I generally enjoyed, although I am not particularly well-versed in swimming history, I was … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Book Reviews, History, Sports
Tagged Hawaii, identity, olympics, politics, sports history
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Book Review: The Wildest Race Ever
The Wildest Race Ever: The Story Of The 1904 Olympic Marathon, by Meghan McCarthy I first heard about this particular race from a Sports Illustrated feature that dramatized this shambolic Olympic race, but the SI crew may have gotten it … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Book Reviews, History, Sports
Tagged Meghan McCarthy, olympics, sports history
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Olympic Athletes From Russia
If you are as fond of looking at the medal table for the Olympics as I am [1], you will notice a strange country appearing there: Olympic Athletes From Russia. You may ask yourself why Russia appears this way. We … Continue reading
Posted in History, Music History, Musings, Sports
Tagged humor, legitimacy, olympics, Russia, sports history
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Book Review: Greater Than Gold
Greater Than Gold: From Olympic Heartbreak To Ultimate Redemption, by David Boudia with Tim Ellsworth [Note: This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/Thomas Nelson Publishers in exchange for an honest review.] There is a great deal of tension … Continue reading
Audiobook Review: Dream Team
Dream Team: How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever, by Jack McCallum, narrated by Dick Hill Forever is a long time, but this is a … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Book Reviews, History, Sports
Tagged basketball, business, legitimacy, olympics
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An Eternal Flame
[Note: This blog entry was my final essay for a course on the Olympics And The Media.] The opening ceremony is one of two ceremonies that bookends the Olympic Games and that seeks to place the Olympic Games as part … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, History, Sports
Tagged Greece, legitimacy, olympics, politics, Russia
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Games People Play
This year’s Olympic Games have been full of actions that have been contrary to the spirit of maximum effort and a desire to win, as well as full of corruption on the side of judges. These scandals and controversies are … Continue reading
Passing The Torch
Every two years for the Summer and Winter Olympics, one of the most iconic aspects of the Olympic games is the torch march that begins in Olympia, Greece, and winds its way around the world before ending at the host … Continue reading
Posted in History, Musings, Sports
Tagged Germany, Greece, olympics, political history, politics, sports history
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Somaliland Update: Chinese Deal, Athletes, Foreign Diplomacy Update
As is often the case, I sometimes hold off on writing a Somaliland update and then find out it becomes much larger than it was originally intended to be. In today’s update we have some further information about the Chinese … Continue reading
Posted in International Relations, Somaliland, Sports
Tagged Africa, business, diplomacy, olympics, politics, Somalia
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