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Title American triumvirate [electronic resource eBook] : Sam Snead, Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan, and the modern age of golf / James Dodson.
Publisher New York : Random House,; [Cleveland, Ohio] : [Made available electronically by] OverDrive, Inc., 2012.
Description 1 online resource (378 pages) : illustrations
Edition First edition.


BIBLIOGRAPHY Includes bibliographical references (pages [371]-375).
Contents Ode to Billy Joe -- Year of wonders -- The power of three -- The Golden Age -- The Christmas match -- The university of golf -- Sam versus the world -- Breakthrough and heartbreak -- Redemption -- The war within -- Mr. Golf -- An unexpected Open -- Then there were two -- Hollywood comeback -- Immortality -- Last hurrahs -- Endings and beginnings.
Summary A celebration of three legendary golfers describes how the sport deteriorated into virtual non-existence before the trio revitalized its popularity by setting records while transforming how the game was played and regarded.
System details Requires Adobe Digital Edition (file size: 9164 KB)
Other edition Print version: Dodson, James. American triumvirate. 1st ed. New York : Alfred. A. Knopf, 2012 9780307272492
Subject Nelson, Byron, 1912-2006.
Snead, Sam, 1912-2002.
Hogan, Ben, 1912-1997.
Golfers -- United States -- Biography.
Golf -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Genre Electronic books.
Other corporate author OverDrive, Inc.
ISBN 9780307957399
030795739X
STANDARD # 8063C2ED-AFB9-416B-93EA-D83BF2BF843C OverDrive