This great symbol : Pierre de Coubertin and the origins of the modern Olympic Games / John J. MacAloon.

Born out of Wenlock : William Penny Brookes and the British origins of the modern Olympics / Catherine Beale.

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Olympics - History

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This great symbol : Pierre de Coubertin and the origins of the modern Olympic Games / John J. MacAloon.

Born out of Wenlock : William Penny Brookes and the British origins of the modern Olympics / Catherine Beale.