Gettin' to the Dance Floor [Paperback]

Al Barkow (Author)

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Publication Date: May 2000

A unique document from golf's pioneer days, with first-hand accounts from Lighthorse Harry Cooper, Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead and more.

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Al Barkow

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Burford Books (May 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580800432
• ISBN-13: 978-1580800433
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,209,441 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Gettin to the Dance Floor is chocked full of good stories, May 13, 2000

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Scott Miltenberger - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gettin' to the Dance Floor (Paperback)

Gettin to the dance floor is a book full of stories which can create inspiration in any golfer. To truly appreciate the game of golf you must know something about its past. This books covers the stories of Bill Spiller, Gene Sarazan, Sam Snead, and much more.... If you are curious about them or the history of golf this is a must have book..

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Must" reading for all golfing fans and enthusiasts!, August 6, 2000

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gettin' to the Dance Floor (Paperback)

Gettin' To The Dance Floor is a unique and memorable history of American golf by former editor of Golf Magazine, Al Barkow. Included are first-hand accounts from legendary golfers such as Lighthorse Harry Cooper, Byron Nelson, Sam Snead, Gene Sarazen, and others. Gettin' To The Dance Floor describes how much of a grind it was for a player to be part of the Tour. Scraping up enough cash to eat, finding a ride to the next tournament, finding sleeping arrangements, all the while searching for a better golf swing with nowhere to practice and not time to do it. All this while keeping a club job and a family together while traveling around the country in the middle of the Depression. Gettin' To The Dance Floor is "must" reading for anyone who ever dreamed of going on Tour or who has admired those who did.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Barkow Can Dance ! And Write !, August 1, 2000

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William F Cooley (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gettin' to the Dance Floor (Paperback)

I had an opportunity to read "Gettin' To The Dance Floor" five or six years ago, having found it in the golf collection of the main branch of the Washington, DC, public library.

Barkow's extremely interesting profiles of historic golf figures rekindled my long-dormant interest in the game, and had me checking out 5 or 6 books at a time !

One of Al's profiles, on "Wild Bill" Melhorn, a star of the '20s and contemporary of Walter Hagen's (Hagen rated Melhorn's 2-iron as the best in the game, in a listing of the best players with each club), provided information allowing me to contact the author of a privately-published book on Melhorn.

I ordered 2 copies, one for a friend, and was extremely delighted to read of the exploits of one of the very good, but lesser-known greats, of golf's transitionary era from the wooden shafts of the'20s to the introduction of steel shafts in the '30s.

If Tiger hasn't read "Gettin' To The Dance Floor" (and he probably has !), he should. There are several compelling profiles of little-known (today) black golf pioneers.

Every fan of golf's history in America during the period from 1920 - 1960 will enjoy this book. A great read !