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Author:
Michelson, Richard.
Title:
Twice as good : the story of William Powell and Clearview, the only golf course designed, built, and owned by an African American / by Richard Michelson ; iIllustrated by Eric Velasquez.
Publisher:
Sleeping Bear Press,
Copyright Date:
c2012
Description:
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Subject:
Powell, William J.,--1916-
Golf course architects--United States--Biography.
Golf courses--United States--History--History--Juvenile literature.
African American businesspeople.
Discrimination in sports.
Powell, William J.,--1916-
Golf course architects.
Golf courses--History.--History.
African American businesspeople.
Discrimination in sports.
Other Authors:
Velasquez, Eric.
Summary:
Recounts the life of William Powell, an African American golfer discriminated against because of his race, and how his perseverance and spirit helped him rise from a caddy to the first African American owner of a public golf course.
ISBN:
1585364665
9781585364664
OCLC:
(OCoLC)743298785
LCCN:
2011029114
Locations:
SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

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