The kingdom of golf in America /
Moss, Richard J.
The kingdom of golf in America / Richard J. Moss. - Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2013. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
From Nothing to Something -- Golf Literature -- Clubs and Courses -- Golf before the War -- Golf and World War I -- Golf's Golden Age? -- Golf in the 1930s -- Golf and World War II -- Hogan, Snead, and Nelson and the Rise of the Modern Touring Pro -- Golf Community in a New Age of Affluence -- Golf and the Age of Television -- Golf and the Two-Party System -- Understanding the Golf Community -- Against the Wind. Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 ch. 2 ch. 3 ch. 4 ch. 5 ch. 6 ch. 7 ch. 8 ch. 9 ch. 10 ch. 11 ch. 12 ch. 13 ch. 14
For golf's true enthusiasts, the game is far more-and far more complex-than a simple hobby, commodity, or slice of the sports industry. It is a physical and mental place to be, a community. It has a history, a hierarchy, laws, a language, and a literature. And in Richard J. Moss, it has a chronicler. From its beginnings in the northeastern United States in the 1880s, golf has seen its popularity, and its fortunes, wax and wane, affected by politics and economics, reflecting tensions between aristocratic and democratic impulses. The Kingdom of Golf in America traces these ups a.
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Golf--History.--United States
Golf--Social aspects--United States.
Golf--Histoire.--États-Unis
Golf--Aspect social--États-Unis.
SPORTS & RECREATION--Golf.
Golf.
Golf--Social aspects.
Manners and customs.
United States--Social life and customs.
États-Unis--Mœurs et coutumes.
United States.
Electronic books.
History.
GV981 / .M67 2013eb
796.3520973
The kingdom of golf in America / Richard J. Moss. - Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2013. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
From Nothing to Something -- Golf Literature -- Clubs and Courses -- Golf before the War -- Golf and World War I -- Golf's Golden Age? -- Golf in the 1930s -- Golf and World War II -- Hogan, Snead, and Nelson and the Rise of the Modern Touring Pro -- Golf Community in a New Age of Affluence -- Golf and the Age of Television -- Golf and the Two-Party System -- Understanding the Golf Community -- Against the Wind. Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 ch. 2 ch. 3 ch. 4 ch. 5 ch. 6 ch. 7 ch. 8 ch. 9 ch. 10 ch. 11 ch. 12 ch. 13 ch. 14
For golf's true enthusiasts, the game is far more-and far more complex-than a simple hobby, commodity, or slice of the sports industry. It is a physical and mental place to be, a community. It has a history, a hierarchy, laws, a language, and a literature. And in Richard J. Moss, it has a chronicler. From its beginnings in the northeastern United States in the 1880s, golf has seen its popularity, and its fortunes, wax and wane, affected by politics and economics, reflecting tensions between aristocratic and democratic impulses. The Kingdom of Golf in America traces these ups a.
9780803246805 (electronic bk.) 0803246803 (electronic bk.)
044292BB-D5DD-498A-A556-A089C5D80259 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Golf--History.--United States
Golf--Social aspects--United States.
Golf--Histoire.--États-Unis
Golf--Aspect social--États-Unis.
SPORTS & RECREATION--Golf.
Golf.
Golf--Social aspects.
Manners and customs.
United States--Social life and customs.
États-Unis--Mœurs et coutumes.
United States.
Electronic books.
History.
GV981 / .M67 2013eb
796.3520973