The 1980 U.S. Olympic Boycott

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Table of Contents In this book you will read about the 1980 U S Olympic boycott from three perspectives Each perspective is based on real things that happened to real people who were involved in or experienced the boycott As you’ll see the same event can look different depending on one’s point of view Chapter 1 4 Vladimir Pilkov Soviet Swimmer Chapter 2 1 2 Richard Krantz USOC Member Chapter 3 2 0 Emily Robertson U S Field Hockey Player Look Look Again 30 Glossary 3 1 Learn More 3 1 Index 32 About the Author 32
The 1980 U.S. Olympic Boycott

The 1980 U.S. Olympic Boycott

This book relays the factual details of the 1980 U.S. Olympic boycott. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of a Soviet athlete, a U.S. athlete, and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. The text offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives in the text while gathering and analyzing information about a historical event.

About This Book

By: Martin Gitlin
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Published by: Cherry Lake Publishing (Unlimited)
9-12Age Range
6.2 AR
30Pages
EventSubject
850LLexile
30-45 minsReading Time
SGuided Reading
SFountas & Pinnell
40DRA