Freeze Frame: A Photographic History of the Winter Olympics (History (World))

by Sue Macy

Peggy Fleming (Foreword)

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This companion volume to the highly acclaimed Swifter, Higher, Stronger: A Photographic History of the Summer Olympics follows the stunning visual format of the first book to capture the heroics of the Winter Olympics.

From the unlikely Jamaican bobsled team to the unforgettable U.S.S.R. vs. U.S.A. hockey clash at Lake Placid, all the legends of great winter sports are recalled, including stars of skiing, bobsledding, ice skating and even snowboarding. The book recounts the triumph and tragedy that has enthralled the world since the Winter Olympics were launched in Chamonix in 1924: from Eric Heiden's 1980 five gold medal...

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  • ISBN10 0792278887
  • ISBN13 9780792278887
  • Publish Date 24 January 2006
  • Publish Status Transferred
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint National Geographic Kids
  • Format Hardcover (Library Binding)
  • Pages 96
  • Language English