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Part One: How Avery Brundage Gave Hitler an Olympics

Behind the Bastards

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Financial Struggles and Sport Disciplines

Exploring a rich individual's purported financial struggles during the Depression and his mockery of businessmen who committed suicide, contrasting it with the discipline of competitive sports like hurdling and javelin throwing. The chapter intertwines his Olympic values with concerns about socialist movements in Russia, German politics, and an alignment of Olympism with racist ideals.

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