The Idealist: The Story of Baron Pierre de Coubertin
Download or Read eBook The Idealist: The Story of Baron Pierre de Coubertin PDF written by George Hirthler and published by Ringworks Press. This book was released on 2016-06-16 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : George Hirthler |
| Publisher | : Ringworks Press |
| Total Pages | : 540 |
| Release | : 2016-06-16 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0997475900 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780997475906 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Idealist: The Story of Baron Pierre de Coubertin by : George Hirthler
Book excerpt: In its narrative scope, The Idealist spans two centuries, covering the 74 years of Coubertin's lifefrom his birth in Pairs in 1863 to his death in Geneva in 1937. It reveals how the transformation of Paris into the capital of modernity helped fire a young man's imaginationand how the drumbeats of war sounded by the German hosts of the 1936 Berlin Olympics spoiled an old man's dreams, and left him bereft of hope for the Movement he created to foster peace among nations.
