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- Book Title
- Early Golf
- Publication Name
- Early Golf : Royal Myths and Ancient Histories
- Title
- Early Golf
- Subtitle
- Royal Myths and Ancient Histories
- Format
- Hardcover
- EAN
- 9781399503815
- ISBN
- 9781399503815
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Genre
- Sports & Hobbies
- Release Date
- 31/08/2022
- Release Year
- 2022
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- GB
- Item Height
- 216mm
- Item Length
- 8.5in
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Type
- Textbook
- Item Width
- 5.4in
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
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There are numerous myths and misconceptions entrenched in the popular history of golf. Neil Millar challenges these myths and revisits the evidence surrounding the sport's early history. He shows how the game blossomed in Scotland in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and describes the role of Scottish golfers in its spread to other countries between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries. And he examines the relative antiquity of golf compared with that of other early stick-and-ball games - a topic that has been debated extensively. Golf historians frequently retell anecdotes concerning historical figures such as King James II of Scotland (1430-1460), Queen Catherine of Aragon (1484-1536), Mary Queen of Scots (1542-1587), King Charles I (1600-1649) and James, Duke of York (1633-1701). This book re-examines the evidence underpinning such anecdotes to provide a definitive account of early golf history.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1399503812
ISBN-13
9781399503815
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4057266031
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Early Golf : Royal Myths and Ancient Histories
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2022
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Width
5.4in
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Gv963
Reviews
Professor Millar's groundbreaking book makes sense of the available facts with an almost forensic analysisand a clear passion for the game . He cuts through the deep rough of misunderstanding and clears the fairway ahead for us to see clearly how and why we are here, now, enjoying the Greatest Game in the world. This is an essential read for everyone not just historians and collectors. Handicap players, elite players, my fellow professionals around the world please enjoy learning through professor Millar's wisdom and research as to why our lives have been so enriched by this beautiful game of Golf., Debunking long held myths, Professor Millar's book re-defines the history of the early game . Never before has one book had such a seismic impact on our knowledge of that era. Simply put, a ground breaking, entertaining, instant classic . Bravo!, Debunking long held myths, Professor Millar's book re-defines the history of the early game . Never before has one book had such a seismic impact on our knowledge of that era. Simply put, a ground breaking, entertaining, instant classic ., This in-depth research draw[s] upon numerous examples where historical evidence provides the reader with the information to make their own broader assessment of the facts. While hoping to draw a line to conclude the debate, Neil Millar actually provides additional thoughts to develop the conversation., Much of golf history has been sustained for too long by bad historical writing and outright myths copied unchallenged from book to book with scant regard to seeking original sources. Professor Millar has used an evidence-based approach to the early days of the sport, and with diligent detective work has sifted and sorted this evidence with great skill. As a result there are many insights and importantly a new, reliable framework to move forward with our understanding of this important game., Early Golf should be viewed as the new standard reference book on early golf history and should be 'an essential' in any golf historian's library., An academic treatise of the finest order [...] the quality and depth of the analysis is simply superb. This book is already being seen as a classic of its kind.
Table of Content
Introduction: Royal Myths and Ancient Histories Part I - A Chronological History of Early Golf 1 King James II, a Scottish Act of Parliament and some fifteenth-century golf myths2 King James III and two poetic fifteenth-century golf myths3 King James IV, the earliest recorded golf match and early-sixteenth-century golf4 Catherine of Aragon and a persistent golf myth5 King James V and the Gosford golf myth6 Mary Queen of Scots and the romanticisation of golf history7 King James VI, the clubmaker William Mayne and golf in Scotland (1566-1603)8 King James VI/I, early golf in England and the Blackheath golf myth9 King Charles I, the Countess of Mar and golf at Leith and Newcastle 10 King Charles II, a 'goffe club-maker' and golf in restoration Britain11 King James VII/II: the 'first international golf match' or an enduring myth? Part II - A Thematic History of Early Golf 12 Early golf balls and golf-ball myths13 Early clubs and caddies 14 Early golf societies and early women's golf15 Early golf in Scotland and the spread of golf to other countries16 The origin of golf Postscript: Enduring Myths and Popular Misconceptions Abbreviations; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index
Copyright Date
2022
Topic
Golf, Popular Culture, Europe / Great Britain / General
Dewey Decimal
796.35209
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Sports & Recreation, History, Social Science
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