Augusta by Steve Eubanks | Audiobook

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Listen to free audiobook with a 30 day free trial : https://esound.space/audible Title: Augusta Author: Steve Eubanks Narrator: Tom Parker Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 10-14-05 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Genres: History, American Summary: Mixing a deep respect for golf's traditions with a scrutinizing curiosity, Eubanks explores the significant role Roberts played in Augusta member-to-be Dwight Eisenhower's ascension to the presidency; Roberts' suicide and the club's subsequent loss of the pistol he used; the exclusion of African-American Charlie Sifford from the Masters field; Augusta's impetuous relationship with CBS; and the Tiger Woods-Fuzzy Zoeller brouhaha of 1997. Eubanks also recalls moments of Masters glory, the simultaneous rise of Arnold Palmer and the Masters in the late '50s and early '60s, and the 1997 coronation of Tiger Woods, the first Masters winner of African-American heritage. Augusta is required reading for any golf fan. Contact: [email protected]

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