Swifter, Higher, Stronger: A Photographic History of the Summer Olympics

The modern Olympic Games is a global media event that has survived boycotts, wars, and even terrorism! Award winning writer Sue Macy traces the history of the Games and some of its most notorious controversies, including the furore surrounding the 1936 Berlin Olympics, and the 1980 Moscow Games, where 60 countries boycotted the event in protest at the invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union.

Format: Hardcover

Hardcover: 96 Pages

Reading Age: 10 – 14 years

Language: English

4/5
Reviewed By Reviewed By Juliette Foster
“A fascinating book that tells a jaw dropping story.”