The War By The Shore

Download or read book The War by the Shore written by Curt Sampson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-09-06 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of the dramatic 1991 Ryder Cup at Kiawah Island, which changed the competition in golf forever. The 1991 Ryder Cup began in 1985. Up to then, the biennial match between all-star teams of golf professionals from America and Europe was more ceremonial exhibition than real competition, with the Americans consistently beating the Europeans. That all changed in 1985, when the Europeans wrested it away at the Belfry in Sutton Coldfield, England. The Europeans would go on to win again in 1987, and in 1989 the competition ended in a draw. By the time the 1991 Ryder Cup arrived, the American team had vengeance on their minds. The 1991 Ryder Cup also occurred between the United States’s victories in both the Persian Gulf War and the Cold War that year, and the sense of patriotism that came along with the end of those conflicts permeated the national psyche. The competition was broadcast to over 200 million people in twenty-three countries across the globe. Fans forgot golf ’s gentlemanly code of conduct, and loud boos, jeers, and cheers of “USA!” could be heard from the gallery. The Ryder Cup began to resemble the Super Bowl, and it quickly became evident that this match was about more than just golf. In The War by the Shore, veteran golf writer and bestselling author Curt Sampson chronicles this pivotal competition. He interviewed dozens of key players from both Team USA and Team Europe, and provides historical context to explain why the tension was ratcheted so high at this particular Ryder Cup. Well-researched, engrossing, and deeply entertaining, The War by the Shore is the story of when golf lost its manners (and, to some extent, its mind).

Download or read book The War at the Shore written by Richard D. "Skip" Bronson and published by . This book was released on 2012-05-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It¿s all quiet now on the eastern front of the American gaming industry-Atlantic City, New Jersey-but for five chaotic years, real estate developer Richard ¿Skip¿ Bronson was at the white-hot center of a titanic clash of money and power that transformed Atlantic City from a struggling day-tripper place with buses in and out to a born again destination drawing tourists from New York, Philadelphia, and other major cities along the eastern seaboard.From 1995 to 2000, two of the world¿s best-known companies- Mirage Resorts and Trump Resorts-run by two of the most flamboyant businessmen of our time, fought a bare-knuckled, high-stakes battle over a prime piece of real estate in one of America¿s most famous resort towns. No money was spared, no punch was pulled, no invective went unhurled in "The War at the Shore." Now Bronson, who was a member of the board of directors of Mirage and president of New City Development Company, the Mirage subsidiary whose primary purpose was to build a top-level new casino and hotel complex in Atlantic City, tells the inside story of this epic struggle.Along the way, Bronson weaves in fascinating and inspiring anecdotes from his complicated past: A product of a fractured family and city-owned housing project in Hartford, Connecticut; former paperboy, spelling bee champion yet college dropout; and prolific developer of shopping centers and office buildings-including CityPlace, Connecticut¿s tallest skyscraper, Bronson embodies the self-made business success story. Gripping from beginning to end, The War at the Shore is a rare up-close look at the world of casino development and the essential modern chapter in the history of America¿s ¿Boardwalk Empire.¿

Download or read book The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Declaration of War by Trace in 1793, to the Accession of George IV written by William James and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Declaration of War by France in 1793, to the Accession of George IV. written by William James and published by . This book was released on 1837 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Naval History of Great Britain from the Declaration of War by France in 1793 to the Accession of George IV. New Ed written by William I James and published by . This book was released on 1837 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Declaration of War by France, in February 1793, to the Accession of George IV. in January 1820 written by William I James and published by . This book was released on 1822 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Declaration of War by France, in February 1793; to the Accession of George 4., in January 1820; with an Account of the Origin and Progressive Increase of the British Navy; Illustrated, from the Commencement of the Year 1793, by a Series of Tabular Abstracts, Contained in a Separate Quarto Volume. By William James, Author of "An Account of the Naval Occurrences of the Late American War," &c. &c. In Five Volumes. Vol. 1. [-5.] written by and published by . This book was released on 1822 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: