| #5394995 in Books | Iguana Books | 2012-03-03 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.02 x.71 x5.98l,1.01 | File type: PDF | 342 pages | ||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| A Roller Coaster of Emotions|By Victor Gledhill|"Shattered Hopes" by Sheila Hurtig Robertson documents the plight of Canada's Olympic hopefuls leading up to the Moscow Games of 1980. In the first part of her book, Ms. Robertson gives a clear and concise account of the Canadian government's decision to boycott these games. Exhaustive research on her part gives the reader a firm
On December 27, 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, a distant land unknown to most Canadians. Knowledge would come quickly over the coming months, particularly to the dozens of Canadian athletes who were entering the final stages of training for the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. The invasion set off a chain of events that dominated the headlines of the day. A crucial fall-out was the American-led boycott of the Games, which Canada eventually joined, forcing 212 C...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Shattered Hopes: Canada's Boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games | Sheila Hurtig Robertson. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!
