First Off the Tee: Presidential Hackers, Duffers, and Cheaters From Taft To Bush [VINTAGE 2003] [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]
Language: English
Published by Public Affairs, a member of the Perseus Books Group, New York, 2003
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As new condition dark purplish blue boards, blue spine and gold spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes Author Dedication; Preliminary Page Quote; Prologue: Bill, George, Jerry and Bob; Epilogue: The Allure of the Game; A Note on Sources; Acknowledgments; Photo Credits; Index and About the Author. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. "First Off the Tee is an intelligent, lively and richly entertaining excursion that shows us the surprising things we can learn about presidents by scrutinizing their behavior on the golf course." -- Michael Beschloss. "Don Van Natta's chronicle of the exploits of our golfing presidents provides most interesting reading and adds measurably to the written history of the game." -- Arnold Palmer. "[The author] shows that the game of golf often tells us more about a person than we really want to know. Like the game of golf itself, First Off the Tee is time well spent." -- Greg Norman. "Don Van Natta Jr. has managed to morph my two favorite subjects -- golf and president-watching -- into a marvelously funny, wickedly delightful book. FIrst Off the Tee makes it clear that any president who rejects golf will be condemned to a single term in the White House. It's gratifying to learn that when it came to golf JFK and Ike never cheated. Nixon and Clinton . well, that's another story. A great read." -- Douglas Brinkley. "This is a wonderful laugh-out-loud book about golfing presidents and presidents golfing that shows that on the greens they're just like the rest of us -- only more so." -- Richard Reeves. "Some students of the presidentcy say that we can learn the most about the men who've occupied the Oval Office by studying their ideology. Others say political savvy or family background or regional influences are paramount. But Don Van Natta Jr., an award-winning New York Times reporter, argues for another, more light-hearted standard -- by observing the way they play golf. Fourteen of the last seventeen presidents have been golfers, and First Off the Tee shows why this sport is so much more than a game for them. Recounting some of the most entertaining yet little-told stories of the American presidency, Van Natta seeks to answer two questions: Why is the game of golf so attractive to the men who occupy the Oval Office? And what do their golf games reveal about their characters." -- excerpt from the inner front jacket flap.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- First Off the Tee: Presidential Hackers, Duffers, and Cheaters From Taft To Bush [VINTAGE 2003] [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]
- Author
- Van Natta, Jr., Don
- Publisher
- Public Affairs, a member of the Perseus Books Group, New York
- Publication year
- 2003
- Condition
- As New
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Raese, Jane (book design); Cross, Pete (jacket photograph and author photograph);
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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