American Golf in the Great Depression: The Pros Take to the Grapefruit Circuit - Brossura

Kenny, Kevin

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0786478128 ISBN 13: 9780786478125

Casa editrice: McFarland Publishing, 2014

Riassunto

"The book begins with golf's development during the 1920s, followed by coverage of the Depression years and a brief look at the post-Depression years. The author's overall conclusion is that despite the economic difficulties of the era, professional golfsurvived largely due to efforts of many players and administrators, many not sufficiently recognized by historians"--

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This account of professional golf during the Great Depression begins with a look at the "roaring 1920s" and how golf developed during this exciting decade. What a contrast to the Depression era--in which golf at all levels suffered but survived. The Depression years in general are covered and then the author looks in detail at the professional tour between 1931 and 1940--from the administrators (those who sold the tour to sponsors, the media and the public) to the many wonderful golfers of this era. Much of this is set against the background of how difficult life was for most Americans at this time. The book then looks briefly at the post-Depression years (when the U.S. entered World War II) and how the top players fared. The author's overall conclusion is that despite the economic difficulties of the era, professional golf survived largely due to the efforts of many players and administrators, not all of whom have been sufficiently recognized by the game and its historians.

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• Editore: McFarland Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0786478128
• ISBN 13: 9780786478125
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 191