The kingdom of golf in America /

For golf's true enthusiasts, the game is far more-and far more complex-than a simple hobby, commodity, or slice of the sports industry. It is a physical and mental place to be, a community. It has a history, a hierarchy, laws, a language, and a literature. And in Richard J. Moss, it has a chron...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Moss, Richard J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2013.
Temas:
Golf > United States > History.
Golf > Social aspects > United States.
Golf > États-Unis > Histoire.
Golf > Aspect social > États-Unis.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Golf.
Golf.
Golf > Social aspects.
Manners and customs.
United States > Social life and customs.
États-Unis > Mœurs et coutumes.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:For golf's true enthusiasts, the game is far more-and far more complex-than a simple hobby, commodity, or slice of the sports industry. It is a physical and mental place to be, a community. It has a history, a hierarchy, laws, a language, and a literature. And in Richard J. Moss, it has a chronicler. From its beginnings in the northeastern United States in the 1880s, golf has seen its popularity, and its fortunes, wax and wane, affected by politics and economics, reflecting tensions between aristocratic and democratic impulses. The Kingdom of Golf in America traces these ups a.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780803246805
0803246803

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