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The Captain: George C. Thomas Jr. and His Golf Architecture (Hardcover)

~ Geoff Shackelford (Author) "From the day he was born, George Clifford Thomas Jr. could have lived an idle and affluent life..." (more)
Key Phrases: Los Angeles, Captain Thomas, George Thomas (more...)

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Hardcover: 207 pages
Publisher: Gale Group (March 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1886947287
ISBN-13: 978-1886947283
Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,550,898 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"From the day he was born, George Clifford Thomas Jr. could have lived an idle and affluent life." Read the first page

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Los Angeles, Captain Thomas, George Thomas, Pine Valley, Billy Bell, World War, Donald Ross, Southern California, Beverly Hills, United States, Hugh Wilson, Robert Hunter, Red Hill, Alister Mackenzie, American Rose Society, American Rose Annual, Fox Hills, Griffith Park, Mae West, Alphonso Bell, George Crump, Rancho Ednada, South Course, Chestnut Hill, Herbert Fowler

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This book cites 10 books:

The Spirit of St. Andrews by Alister MacKenzie on 5 pages
The Anatomy of a Golf Course: The Art of Golf Architecture by Tom Doak on 4 pages
Golf Architecture (Classics of Golf) by Alister MacKenzie on 4 pages
The Confidential Guide to Golf Courses by Tom Doak in Front Matter, and page 148
Ventura County by Automobile Club of Southern California on page 33

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5.0 out of 5 stars Ron Whitten, Author of The Architects of Golf:, September 5, 1998

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The Captain is Geoff Shackelford's brilliant bouquet to the memory of one of America's legendary golf architects, George C. Thomas Jr. Using little known details and newly discovered illustrations, Shackelford thoughtfully analyzes the might captain's course architecture with the same loving attention that Thomas himself gave to both his course designs and his hybrid roses.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A hidden gem, December 7, 1999

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A wonderful book if you like golf courses and design. The author's other book, The Golden Age, is even better and I enjoyed both.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Golf Book, July 17, 1997

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The Captain, though not destined for any bestseller lists, is typical of the recent high-quality books from Sleeping Bear Press. Publishers of several interesting golf books of late, The Captain is another feather in their cap. A biography of famed golf course architect George C. Thomas Jr., the author looks at his life and analyzes Thomas's fascinating design work, including the world renowned Riviera in Los Angeles. The Captain is a must for any serious golfer who loves the history and architecture of the game

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I was extremely disappointed in this book. Mr. Shackelford didn't know whether to write it as a biography of George C. Thomas or as a summary to George C. Read more

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