Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World (Hardcover) by David Maraniss

from yeremenko

It is fitting this book mentions Jim McKay and his nascent Olympic TV coverage of 1960. This book is like watching an american broadcast. Only the greatest of the foreign athletes warrant any mention. The book seems at first look typical of the American psyche where they find heroes out of disast...

from yeremenko

It is fitting this book mentions Jim McKay and his nascent Olympic TV coverage of 1960. This book is like watching an american broadcast. Only the greatest of the foreign athletes warrant any mention. The book seems at first look typical of the American psyche where they find heroes out of disast...

from EricCostello

In-depth look at the 1960 Summer Games, and in general, a very honest and balanced survey, which takes into account some of the scoring and judging controversies, as well as some of the behind-the-scenes wrangling. The farce of an attempted subornation of a Russian athlete for defection gets, per...

from HHS-Staff

Reviewed by Mr. Johnson (Social Studies) It tells the story of the 1960 Olympics. It focuses on Wilma Rudolph, Cassius Clay, and Rafer Johnson. These athletes and others are portrayed during the Olympics as the times are changing from a more innocent time, to a time affected by the Cold War and t...

from HHS-Staff

Reviewed by Mr. Johnson (Social Studies) It tells the story of the 1960 Olympics. It focuses on Wilma Rudolph, Cassius Clay, and Rafer Johnson. These athletes and others are portrayed during the Olympics as the times are changing from a more innocent time, to a time affected by the Cold War and t...