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The Lost Masters - Grace and Disgrace in '68 (Paperback)
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The Lost Masters - Grace and Disgrace in '68 (Paperback)
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Of all the games ever played in a sporting competition, never has
an event been so bizarre and yet so fitting for its historical
moment: the 1968 Masters. Anger gripped America's heart in April
1968. Vietnam and a bitter presidential contest sharpened the
divides between races and generations, while protests and violence
poisened the air. Then an assassin's bullet took the life of Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Cities burned. The smoke had barely cleared
when the Masters began. Never was the country more ready for
distraction and escape--but could the orderly annual excitement of
Palmer versus Nicklaus provide it? For a while, it could and it
did--except that instead of a duel between golf's superstars,
several unlikely members of the chorus stepped forward with
once-in-a-lifetime performances. There was blunt-talking Bob
Goalby, a truck driver's son from Illinois and former star football
player; loveable Roberto De Vicenzo from Argentina, who charmed the
galleries and media all week; and Bert Yancey, a Floridian who'd
dropped out of West Point to face his private demons of mental
illness. Just as the competition reached a thrilling crescendo, it
all fell apart. The Masters, the best-run tournament in the world,
devolved into a heart-wrenching tangle of rules, responsibility,
and technicality. In a fascinating narrative that stops in Augusta,
Buenos Aires, and Belleville, Illinois, bestselling author Curt
Sampson finds the truth behind The Lost Masters. It's a story
you'll never forget.
General
Imprint: |
Atria Books
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2007 |
First published: |
September 2007 |
Authors: |
Curt Sampson
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
272 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7432-7423-4 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
0-7432-7423-7 |
Barcode: |
9780743274234 |
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