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An american life by james dodson in epub, rtf, txt download ebook. His breezy tone made me feel i was with him as he chatted with hogan, nelson, and snead. To capture the essence of a great mans life is a difficult task. James dodson a profile of the renowned golfer describes the automobile crash that nearly ended his life in 1949, his fiercely private life, his significant tournament achievements in 1953, and his relationship. From his troubled upbringing to the great bus wreck to his storied comeback, this book peels away the layers of the onion that is hogan. He is currently a writerinresidence for the pilot moore county newspaper, an editor of pinestraw magazine in southern pines, north carolina, and an editor of the arts and culture magazine of the carolina sandhills. Henry magazine, the arts and culture sister publication in greensboro. Dodson later also wrote ben hogan s official autobiography.
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