Golf in America /
From the Publisher: In this concise social history of golf in the United States from the 1880s to the present, George B. Kirsch tracks the surprising growth of golf as a popular, mainstream sport, in contrast to the stereotype of golf as a pastime enjoyed only by the rich elite. In addition to class...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Urbana :
University of Illinois Press,
[2009]
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| Series: | Illinois history of sports.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1: Rise of golf in the United States
- 2: Americanization of golf
- 3: Nationalism, early champions, and war
- 4: Game for the people
- 5: First golden age
- 6: Depression and war
- 7: Post-World War II boom
- 8: African Americans at mid-century
- 9: Women at mid-century
- 10: From Palmer to Woods
- 11: LPGA, gender, and country clubs
- 12: Golf and American democracy
- Selected bibliography
- Index.
