The Lee Rose Story: A Horseshoe-Pitching Chronicle, 1920-1960 - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 1592989268 ISBN 13: 9781592989263

Casa editrice: Beavers Pond Pr, 2014

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Lee Jacobs (Rose) was an interesting character and a long-time leader in the sport of horseshoe pitching. In The Lee Rose Story, National Horseshoe Pitchers Association (NHPA) historian Bob Dunn weaves Jacobs' hand-written journal entries into a moving story that takes a forty-year journey through a remarkable and formative era in the sport of horseshoe pitching.

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L'autore:

Bob Dunn is a thirty-five-year member of the NHPA and has served as the organization's historian since 2008. The sport's history has always been of interest to Bob, and he has written an article series since 2004 for the NHPA's Newsline called “Horseshoe Pitching Facts & Folklore.” He has also authored World Champions of Horseshoe Pitching, 1920-2010, a book covering the women's, junior, and senior divisions in World Tournament competition. More recently, he researched and wrote AAU National Amateur Horseshoe-Pitching Championships, 1937-1977.AUTHOR HOME: Brooklyn Park, MN

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"I personally knew Lee Jacobs, a lively character whose personality lent a great deal to the sport of horseshoe pitching. I am so pleased that Bob Dunn, NHPA Historian, has now taken Lee's journals and put his horseshoe-pitching career in print so that we can all enjoy the fascinating forty-year journey of The Lee Rose Story." — Ottie Reno, author of three books on horseshoe pitching and recognized as one of the great, longtime members of the sport “I had the pleasure to meet Lee Jacobs early in my horseshoe-pitching career. I know what he meant to the sport and our association. I am pleased that Bob Dunn has now put Lee's journals into a book so we all can share in the Lee Rose story.” — Steve Summerlin, regional director of the Michigan Horseshoe Pitchers Association, NHPA Webmaster, 2000 Stokes Memorial Award recipient, and 2013 National Horseshoe Pitchers Hall of Fame inductee

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• Editore: Beavers Pond Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1592989268
• ISBN 13: 9781592989263
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile