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"For more than 100 years, Baron Pierre de Coubertin of France has been glorified as the man who 'invented' the modern Olympic Games. It's not true, says a University of Florida professor. An English physician and a gaggle of 19th century Greeks did more to revive the Games, among them an eccentric philanthropist whose body was buried -- per his instructions -- in Romania, Albania and Athens, according to David C. Young, a classics professor with a long-standing interest in the Olympics." -- Alan Abrahamson, Los Angeles Times
"David C. Young is a classicist who brings to this already investigated topic a doggedness and enthusiasm that go beyond anything done before. For the community of critical sports historians, this book is a major event." -- Richard D. Mandell, American Historical Review
"Indispensable to all Olympic historians... Young is an enthralling writer... exhaustive research." -- Journal of Olympic History
"Young's research is impeccable." -- Journal of Sport History
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"This book is scholarly, unique, revelatory. And it will be controversial, especially among serious Olympic fans and scholars." -- John A. Lucas, Pennsylvania State University
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