{"product_id":"wide-open-fairways-a-journey-across-the-landscapes-of-modern-golf-9780803240377","title":"Wide Open Fairways  A Journey across the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn golf the playing field is also landscape, where nature and the shaping of it conspire to test athletic prowess. Bradley S. Klein, a leading expert on golf course design and economics, finds much to contemplate, and much to report, in the way these wide-open spaces function as landscapes that inspire us, stimulate our senses, and reveal the special nature of particular places.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Bradley Klein takes us on a voyage across North America with his educative eye . . . descriptively and movingly. Of course I enjoy his words about the many golf courses, but this book also says much about the land that our country was blessed with—and how it was treated.”—Ben Crenshaw, professional golfer, member of World Golf Hall of Fame, golf course architect\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Bradley Klein’s book is a magical combination of memoir, history, science (natural and social), and, of course, golf. It’s illuminating both for golfers and for anyone who cares about the planet where it’s played.”—Jeffrey Toobin, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Nine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Oath\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A must read for anyone interested in American golf course architecture and golf courses.\"—\u003ci\u003eExtra Golf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Getting Started\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. A Sense of Place: Knowing Where You Are\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Nebraska: Golf in Willa Cather Country\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. New Mexico: The Road to Los Alamos\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. North Dakota: Why Not Minot?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Oregon: Bandon Charette\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. The Bronx: Two Master Builders\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Connecticut: Home at Last\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePostscript: A Restorationist Manifesto\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Further Reading\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405253910871,"sku":"9780803240377","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780803240377.jpg?v=1730489295","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/wide-open-fairways-a-journey-across-the-landscapes-of-modern-golf-9780803240377","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}