The Classics of golf edition of The Story of American golf [The Story of American golf : its champions and its championships]

xi, 591 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm. 1995, ©1975, 1995. Book. Good. Hardcover. "Third ed., revised" ; xi, 591 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm. ; LC: GV981 ; OCLC: 51021505 ; ISBN: 0394490207; 9780394490205 LCCN: 75-8244 ; green cloth, scuffed ; no dustjacket ; "Widely regarded as the definitive account of America's love affair with the world's greatest game, this magisterial volume is Herbert Warren Wind's masterpiece." ; "From John Reid, the expatriate Scotsman who imported a set of clubs and balls from St. Andrews in 1888 and built a three-hole course on a cow pasture in Yonkers, New York, to Alan Shepard's six-iron shot on the surface of the moon, The Story of American Golf documents the iconic moments in the sport's first century in the United States. Wind captures legendary players, including C. B. Macdonald, Bobby Jones, Byron Nelson, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Ben Hogan, and Jack Nicklaus, in all their glory, and expertly analyzes the developments in style, equipment, and technique that created the modern game." ; "Originally released in 1948 and revised in 1956 and 1975, Wind's work is the most graceful and thorough history ever published of professional and amateur men's and women's golf in America. From John Reid, the man who introduced the game to this country with three holes carved out of a cow pasture on his New York estate in 1888, to Francis Ouimet's memorable victory in the 1913 U.S. Open, to Bobby Jones' "impregnable quadrilateral" in 1930, to the dawn of the era of Sam Snead, Byron Nelson, and Ben Hogan, Wind covers it all: the personalities, the competition, even swing analyses. This volume introduces the game's first star players, including Bobby Jones, Glenna Collett, Gene Sarazen, and Walter Hagen." ; "Encyclopedic in scope and intimate in detail, The Story of American Golf is both a fitting tribute to the beautiful and fickle game that inspired a national obsession and a testament to Herbert Warren Wind's incomparable talents as a journalist and historian. ; Contents: Sowing the seeds, 1883-1913 -- The apple tree gang -- Before and after St. Andrew's -- C. B. Macdonald awakens the west -- The USGA and the first championships -- Turn of the century -- Walter J. Travis, the great old man -- Jerome D Travers, the great young man -- Cilde Harold's pilgimage -- The shots heard round the world -- The diligent decade, 1913-1923 -- After Quimet -- Chick Evans, to him who waits -- The war years -- Sam's boys and John's boys -- Sir Walter -- Jones breaks through -- The age of Bobby Jones, 1923-1930 -- The one and only -- The Master builders -- The women -- They also played, superbly -- The grand slam -- The changing of the guard, 1930-1941 -- The bright lights of the dark age -- Gene Sarazen's year -- Lawson Little, the man who could play matches -- The tragedy of Harry Cooper -- The big money and the big hitters -- Lost: A Walker Cup -- All good things -- The advent of the modern era -- Duration golf, or the story of Byron Nelson -- The post-war pace -- The Babe -- The revival of international golf -- Mid-century architecture -- The age of Hogan, 1948-1955 -- The champion who came back a greater champion -- Palmer, Nicklaus, Player and a new era -- Arnold Palmer, the man who made charisma a household word -- The golden hours of the Golden Bear -- Gary Player and the other new champions -- The scene changes -- High drama in the seventies at home and abroad -- US and Interational Golf records ; G.