About the Author:
Sidney L. Matthew is a trial lawyer practicing in Tallahassee, Florida. He is the author of six previous books on Bobby Jones, including the most recently Bobby Jones Golf Tips. He has also published several films, including the universally acclaimed Life & Times of Bobby Jones, narrated by Sean Connery and often broadcast nationally on CBS preceding the Masters Tournament.
Book Description:
Legendary golfer Bobby Jones made hundreds of headlines during his storied but brief sports career. He was the Tiger Woods of his day, heralded for his natural ability and sportsmanship by fans around the world. Sidney L. Matthew has now compiled more than 200 of these front-page newspaper features into a fascinating book that offers a unique portrait of Jones and his celebrity, as well as early 20th century history.
Each front-page article is reproduced in full, complete with period photographs. Readers will find the journalistic sports writing of the time unforgettable in its elegance and reverence for this one man and his amazing grasp of the game. Just as interesting are the incidental headlines alongside the stories on Jones, which represent the most pressing international news stories of the 1920s and 1930s.
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