Classic Golf Stories

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^ ISBN 1-58574-717-3
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Since the day several hundred years ago that a Scottish shepherd^^ first struck a rock with a shillelagh, perhaps no single athletic pursuit has brought man more joy and firustration, more fulfillment and utter despair than thie game of golf. It has been said by many that it is a microcosm of life itself—a beautiful game which tests the mind, body, and spirit, and, as a testament to that, there is no shortage of inspired writing on the topic, as golf has long caught the interest and imagination of some of the ^ worlds finest and most celebrated writers. ^
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In Classic Golf Stories, editor Jeff Silverman colleas some of the best writings, both fact and realistic fiction, that reflect the rich history, tradition, agony, and ecstasy of one of our most enduring and endearing pastimes.
With contributions fi"om: P.G. Wodehouse F. Scott Fitzgerald Gertrude Cundill A. Niblick Bernard Darwin Ring Lardner... Tovább

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Sports/Gedf
T, $9.95 ($16.95 in Canada)
^ ISBN 1-58574-717-3
6 UUU . 7 J
Since the day several hundred years ago that a Scottish shepherd^^ first struck a rock with a shillelagh, perhaps no single athletic pursuit has brought man more joy and firustration, more fulfillment and utter despair than thie game of golf. It has been said by many that it is a microcosm of life itself—a beautiful game which tests the mind, body, and spirit, and, as a testament to that, there is no shortage of inspired writing on the topic, as golf has long caught the interest and imagination of some of the ^ worlds finest and most celebrated writers. ^
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In Classic Golf Stories, editor Jeff Silverman colleas some of the best writings, both fact and realistic fiction, that reflect the rich history, tradition, agony, and ecstasy of one of our most enduring and endearing pastimes.
With contributions fi"om: P.G. Wodehouse F. Scott Fitzgerald Gertrude Cundill A. Niblick Bernard Darwin Ring Lardner Frances Ouimet Horace Hutchinson Charles E. Van Loan W.G. Simpson A.A. Milne And many more
Jeff Silverman, a former columnist for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, has written for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and several national magazines. The editor of The First Chapbook for Golfers and The Greatest Golf Stories Ever Told, he now lives with his family in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.
Cover design by Yann Keesing Cover image by ©Bettmann/CORBIS Printed in the United States of America
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