The Sport of Presidents

The History of US Presidents and Golf

Alexandra Kitty (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

160 Seiten

2024
Prende Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-59211-425-2 (ISBN)

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The book examines the relationship between the presidency and the sport, and argues through stories that the two naturally go together. Golf is the sport of presidents. It defines the presidency. It is a game of patience, concentration, focus, and moving forward toward a target. The job is about aim and guiding others toward an end goal amid the obstacle, and the job requires simplicity and making progress in as fewer moves as possible. Golf allows access to the president, and it is also a form of communication the leader uses to send subtle messages to the public.

Alexandra Kitty is an award-winning author, educator, and researcher whose work has appeared in Presstime, Quill, Current, Elle Canada, Maisonneuve, Critical Review, and Skeptic. She was a relationships columnist for the Hamilton Spectator and an advice columnist for the Victoria Times-Colonist. She was the first female recipient of the Arch Award from McMaster University, Canada, and is the author of a number of books, including The Art of Kintsugi: Learning the Japanese Craft of Beautiful Repair, and A Different Track: Hospital Trains of the Second World War.

Chapter One: The Sport of Presidents
Chapter Two: The Beginnings of a Natural Link
Chapter Three: The Exclusive Club
Chapter Four: Stories from the White and Green
Chapter Five: In the Trenches
Chapter Six: The Early Days: Stories regarding Taft, Wilson, and Harding
Chapter Seven: A Sport Comes Into Its Own
Chapter Eight: The Golf President
Chapter Nine: On and Off Course
Chapter Ten: The Dynasty, Part One
Chapter Eleven: The Dynasty, Part Two
Chapter Twelve: A Swing from the Right
Chapter Thirteen: A Swing from the Left
Chapter Fourteen: The Influence
Chapter Fifteen: The Legacy

Erscheinungsdatum	11.07.2024
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
	Sport ► Ballsport ► Golf
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-59211-425-3 / 1592114253
ISBN-13	978-1-59211-425-2 / 9781592114252
Zustand	Neuware