The Greatest Game Ever Played
The Greatest Game Ever Played
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The Greatest Game Ever Played by Mark Frost
THE GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED is the story of Francis Ouimet and Harry Vardon, who in pursuit of their passion for a game that captivated them as children, broke down rigid social barriers that made their sport accessible to everyone on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond, positioning golf as one of the most widely played games in the world. Ouimet and Vardon were two men from different generations and vastly different corners of the world whose lives, unbeknownst to them at the time, bore remarkable similarities, setting them on parallel paths that led with a kind of fated inevitability to their epic battle at Brookline years in the future. This collision resulted in the big bang' that gave rise to the sport of golf as we know it today. For Mark Frost, Francis Ouimet and Harry Vardon represent everything that's right about sports in general and sportsmen in particular; gentlemen, champions, teachers, leaders, and each in their own quiet way, heroes. In THE GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED, Frost attempts to create penetrating studies of both of these men, along with over dozens of the game's seminal figures, within the dramatic framework offered by the tournament when they finally met, one of the most thrilling sports events in history, the 1913 U.S. Open.Mark Frost was the co-creator and executive producer of the cult classic television series, Twin Peaks, and is the author of several books including the bestseller, The Greatest Game Ever Played. He attended school in Pittsburgh, where he studied acting, directing, and playwriting before leaving to begin his impressive career in television, film, and literature. He received a Writer's Guild Award and an Emmy nomination for his work as executive story editor on the acclaimed television series Hill Street Blues. He lives in Los Angeles and upstate New York.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780786869206 |
| ISBN 10 | 0786869208 |
| Title | The Greatest Game Ever Played |
| Author | Mark Frost |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hyperion Books |
| Year published | 2002-11-06 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
| Prizes | Winner of USGA Herbert Warren Wind 2002 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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