The Greatest Game Ever Played by Mark Frost

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.

The pioneering television series Twin Peaks was created and produced by MARK FROST in collaboration with David Lynch. He has written screenplays, including Fantastic Four, and is the author of eight adult books, including The List of Seven, which was a New York Times bestseller. His first series for young adults is The Paladin Prophecy. Visit ByMarkFrost.com for additional information.

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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.