Sue Macy

Examines the career of Mary Garber, who "was a sportswriter for fifty-six years and was the first woman to receive the Associated Press Sports Editors Red Smith Award, presented for major contributions in sports journalism. And now, every year the Association of Women in Sports Media presents the Mary Garber Pioneer Award in her honor to a role model for women in sports media"--Amazon.com.

A detailed look at the history of the Olympic Games, from their origins in Ancient Greece, through their rebirth in nineteenth-century France, to the present, highlighting the contributions of individuals to the Games' success and popularity.