Considerable Passions: Golf, the Masters and the Legacy of Bobby Jones [Hardcover]

Catherine M. Lewis (Author), Charlie Yates (Author), Catherine Lewis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2000

Considerable Passions is one of the most significant books ever published on the world's most influential golfer. Featuring an array of never-before-seen photographs from personal archives, Considerable Passions takes us inside the personal and professional life of this beloved golfer and the game that he helped make great.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

The companion piece to a permanent exhibit at the Atlanta History Center, this impressive album brings together never-released photographs of Bobby Jones gathered from private collections. The attractively designed book sprinkles the images across an overview of Jones' career, a brief history of Augusta National and the Masters, and some reflections on Jones' legacy. The tone is reverential, to be sure--Jones, after all, is Atlanta's favorite son--but it is never cloying or historically inaccurate. Jones' contribution to golf goes well beyond his remarkable accomplishments, and this book vividly captures, in both words and pictures, the way that he came to embody the spirit of golf. Biographies of Jones and numerous histories of the Masters offer more detail on the man and his game, but this tribute catches more of the passion that Jones elicited from those who knew him and watched him swing a golf club. Bill Ott
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 216 pages
• Publisher: Triumph Books; 1st edition (March 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157243354X
• ISBN-13: 978-1572433540
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 10.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,346,834 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Gift - Beautiful Book, April 17, 2000

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jon glick (San Francisco, Ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Considerable Passions: Golf, the Masters and the Legacy of Bobby Jones (Hardcover)

A delightful telling of Jones' life and his contributions to golf. Jones' career and his times are documented in powerful fashion. The pictures are amazing the scope and breath really are incredible. If you or your loved one love's golf this is the book for you. This one looks great on the coffee table and will have your guests wanting their own copy.

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not outstanding, December 13, 2006

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Bob Jones IV (McDonough, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Considerable Passions: Golf, the Masters and the Legacy of Bobby Jones (Hardcover)

This volume, written to accompany the Down the Fairway exhibit at the Atlanta History Center, is a nice coffee table book, filled with some interesting pictures and some good essays. A downside to this volume is that Dr. Lewis engages in some speculation concerning Jones' attitude toward race that does not hold up to the experience of those who actually knew him. Although this volume is nice, a better treatment of Jones' life is Sidney Matthew's outstanding - but somewhat hagiographical - volume, "Life and Times of Bobby Jones: Portrait of a Gentleman."