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Item Details
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TOM MORRIS OF ST. ANDREWS
THE COLOSSUS OF GOLF 1821-1908 |
| By: |
David Malcolm, Peter Crabtree |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£10.43 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0857901079 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780857901071 |
| Publisher: |
BIRLINN GENERAL |
| Pub. date: |
1 July, 2011 |
| Pages: |
352 |
| Description: |
Tom Morris was born in a humble weaver's cottage in St Andrews in 1821. He presided over one of the most illustrious periods in the history of golf, who - more than anyone before or since in any game - stamped his individual character upon his sport. This is his biography. |
| Synopsis: |
This is the first biography in over 100 years of the great Tom Morris of St Andrews, who presided over one of the most illustrious periods in the history of golf, who - more than anyone before or since in any game - stamped his individual character upon his sport and how, in large measure, made golf what it is today. Born in a humble weaver's cottage in St Andrews in 1821, by the time of his death in 1908, he had become a figure of international renown. When he was buried with all the pomp and ceremony befitting an eminent Victorian, newspapers around the world reported his funeral, followed by his internment below the effigy of his son, Tommy, amidst the ruins of St Andrews Cathedral. In the course of his long life, he witnessed huge social and scientific changes in the world, none more so than in the game of golf that he had, in many respects, overseen and directed. By the time of his death, the game had expanded to become the most popular and geographically widespread of all sports and the essential recreational pursuit of gentlemen. Tom Morris was a sporting hero in an age of heroes, as well as golf's first iconic figure. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Birlinn eBooks |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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