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286400 |
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090302s2009 nyua b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2009009045 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781416588948 |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
GV 722 |
| Item number |
.H675 2009 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Hoffer, Richard. |
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108751 |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Something in the air : |
| Remainder of title |
American passion and defiance in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Richard Hoffer. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Free Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2009 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
x, 258 pages : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations |
| Dimensions |
24 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-250) and index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Roads to glory : dogs on ice, a third-string end, and Robin Hood -- 1968 : tanks on the streets, dead on a balcony, and Audie Murphy -- Speed city : pineapple upside-down cake, "tutti frutti", and Jack Daniels -- Countdown to Mexico : lymphocytes, zip guns, and ROTC -- Boycott : Hells Angels, a petrified pig, and more Ralph Henry Barbour -- A desperate innovation : rolls, straddles, and an airborne seizure -- The trials : spondylolsthesis, brush spikes, and a brutal stomping -- Denver : the anarchists' convention, a vote for Nixon, a cold chill -- Mexico City : thin air, fresh paint, and shots in the night -- Opening ceremonies : flag dipping, a family feud, and 6,300 pigeons -- And they're off : a grisly tableau, pinochle, and a guided missile launch -- Protest : licorice hammers, tommie jets, and black gloves -- Harder and higher : the little stinker, beauty and the beast, and Hollywood agents -- Aftershocks : pimped-out socks, a mutation performance, and sparks under his feet -- Monday : a grunion hunt, a crying tigerbelle, and a jig for joy -- Week two : a cuddlesome junior, a ragtag bunch, and a blonde in a beehive -- Pappy's boys : rateros, various sarges, and a lucky picture of a pretty girl -- Going home : boy scouts, psychedelic mileage, and a black bra. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
Chronicles the political and racial tension that was felt by those who witnessed and participated in the 1968 summer Olympics in Mexico City, which became a forum for protest by some athletes including Tommie Smith and John Carlos. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Olympic games. |
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64166 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Olympics |
| Source of heading or term |
sears |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
American Learning Resource |
