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Hogan
by Curt Sampson
ISBN: 0553061941
ISBN-13: 9780553061949
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: Broadway Books
Published date: 1997
Size: 5.75 x 8.5 inches
Weight: 0.6 pounds
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Ben Hogan won four U.S. Opens in six years, three of them after a near-fatal head-on automobile collision. Driven by an obsessive dedication to the game, legend has it, he practiced until his hands bled. The concentration and precision he exhibited on the course awed spectators and fellow players alike.In this extraordinary book--the first full-scale biography of the enigmatic Hogan in twenty years--Curt Sampson explores the milestones of Hogans life--his father's suicide, his miraculous comeback after his brush with death, his many triumphs on the Tour. Sampson draws on interviews with fellow golf legends Byron Nelson, Jack Nicklaus, and Sam Snead to present an in-depth portrait of a man with bullet-proof confidence and singlemindedness, a man who turned the negatives he encountered into a life of glory and achievement.
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Broadway Books, 1997. New York, NY, U.S.A.: Broadway Books, 1996; Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 262pp.. index, bibliography, illustrated. Very Good/No Jacket. Glossy card covers, edgewear, page edges browning, bumped corners, a clean and tight copy. The first full-scale biography of the golfing great.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by The Bookpile (United States)
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Broadway Books, 1997. Pages are very tight, very bright, and very clean. Binding very firm and straight. Page edges and corners unworn.. Soft Cover. Good Plus Plus/No Jacket. 8 1/4 X 5 1/2. ( more information) Offered by Charles E. Peck (United States)
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Broadway Books, 1997. 1st Broadway edition. Trade paperback. Very Good/No DJ Issued. This great read is (Near Fine)...Cover has minor scratches/edge wear. First edition. 262 p.; 0.80" x 8.23" x 5.51". Includes Index, Illustrations. ( more information) Offered by bobsbooks (United States)
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Broadway Books, 1997. This updated edition of a NEW YORK TIMES best seller includes a final chapter, which chronicles the last years of his life and examines his enduring legacy. Included are quotes and tributes from many of golf's greats such as Byron nelson and a perceptive assessment of the life and legend of the man who may have been the greatest golfer ever-Ben Hogan.. ISBN: 0553061941. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. GOLF SPORTS RECREATION. ( more information) Offered by Pinacle Books (United States)
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