MARC Record from Library of Congress

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050 00 $aGV722 1968$b.H64 2009
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100 1 $aHoffer, Richard.
245 10 $aSomething in the air :$bAmerican passion and defiance in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics /$cRichard Hoffer.
260 $aNew York :$bFree Press,$c2009.
263 $a0909
300 $ap. cm.
505 0 $aRoads to glory: dogs on ice, a third string end and robin hood -- 1968: tanks on the streets, dead on a balcony and Audie Murphy -- Speed city: pineapple upside down cake, tutti frutti and Jack Daniels -- Countdown to Mexico: lymphocytes, zip guns and ROTC -- A boycott: Hells Angels, a petrified pig, and more Ralph Henry Barbou -- A desperate innovation: rolls, straddles and an airborne seizure -- The trials: spondylolsthesis, brush spikes, and a brutal stomping -- Denver: the anarchists' convention, a vote for Nixon, a cold chill -- Mexico City: thin air, fresh paint, and shots in the night -- Opening ceremonies: flag dipping, a family feud and 6300 pigeons -- And they're off: a grisly tableau, pinochle, and a guided missile launch -- Protest: licorice hammers, tommie jets and black gloves -- Harder and higher: the little stinker, beauty and the beast, and -- Hollywood agents -- Aftershocks: pimped out socks, a mutation performance, and sparks under -- His feet -- Monday: a grunion hunt, a crying tigerbelle, and a jig for joy -- Week two: a cuddlesome junior, a ragtag bunch, and a blonde in a -- Beehive -- Pappy's boys: rateros, various sarges, and a lucky picture of a pretty girl -- Going home: boy scouts, psychedelic mileage, and a black bra.
611 20 $aOlympic Games$n(19th :$d1968 :$cMexico City, Mexico)
650 0 $aOlympics$xParticipation, American.