Download or read book The Complete Book of the United States Summer Olympics 1896-2008 written by James Ross Constandt and published by . This book was released on 2012-06-28 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Numerous books, publications and articles have been written about the ancient and modern Olympic Games. Such writings contain detailed accounts of the events themselves and the excitement that unfolded. This book is NOT about all that. Instead, it is more of a quick reference and "fun to read" on Olympians representing the United States. It is intended for the reader to become familiar with some of the trivia associated with the athletes, and to quiz themselves and their friends about little known Olympic history and trivia.