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Loading... The Greatest Game Ever Played: A True Storyby Mark Frost
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Fantastic. I love narrative history and this is one of the finest examples I've come across. Brings the early days of golf in America to life - at times it felt as though I was in the gallery watching the drama unfold. When I read Francis' words to Eddie when they were alone in the locker room after the tournament, well I got so choked up I had to stop reading for a while. If you have the slightest interest in the game of golf, you will love this book. (  ) 5hrdrive | May 20, 2009 |  The reason why this book was significant to me is because golf has always been part of my life. I've grown up with two parents who play golf regularly, and I started playing golf when I was about 6 years old. Since I was that young, my parents taught me that the game of golf is more about the life lessons you learn from it than the competition of the sport. The game tells you about yourself and other people. The etticate and self discipline that it involves certainly differentiate the character of people. rholden | Jun 10, 2008 | Good read of the famous 1913 US Open... fascinating! (  ) MikeD | Nov 25, 2005 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0786888008, Paperback)n 1913, golf's first superstar went up against a green 20-year-old amateur. It was the birth of modern golf. Harry Vardon and Francis Ouimet came from different worlds and different generations, but their passion for golf set them on parallel paths that would collide in the most spectacular match the sport has ever known. Vardon had escaped a life of poverty in Britain to achieve universal recognition as the greatest champion in the game's history. Ouimet, a virtual unknown from Massachusetts, was only three years removed from his youthful career as a lowly caddie and worshiped Vardon. When these unlikely opponents finally came together in their legendary battle at the 1913 U.S. Open, the world's reaction to its remarkable drama and heart-stopping climax gave rise to the sport of golf as we know it today. Weaving together the stories of Vardon and Ouimet to create his narrative, Mark Frost has crafted a uniquely involving, intimate epic: equal parts sports biography, sweeping social history, and emotional human drama.(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:24 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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