{"product_id":"the-grand-slam-bobby-jones-america-and-the-story-of-golf-9781401307516","title":"The Grand Slam: Bobby Jones, America, and the Story of Golf","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller takes a riveting look at the life and times of depression-era golf legend Bobby Jones.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the wake of the stock market crash and the dawn of the Great Depression, a ray of light emerged from the world of sports in the summer of 1930. Bobby Jones, a 28-year-old amateur golfer, mounted a campaign against the record books. In four months, he conquered the British Amateur Championship, the British Open, the United States Open, and finally the United States Amateur Championship, an achievement so extraordinary that writers dubbed it the Grand Slam. No one has ever repeated it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mark Frost uses a wealth of original research to provide an unprecedented intimate portrait of golf great Bobby Jones. In the tradition of \u003ci\u003eThe Greatest Game Ever Played\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Grand Slam\u003c\/i\u003e blends social history with sports biography, captivating the imagination and engaging the reader. \u003ci\u003eThe Grand Slam\u003c\/i\u003e is a biography not to be missed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Frost\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Greatest Game Ever Played, The Grand Slam\u003c\/i\u003e, and the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe List of 7, The 6 Messiahs\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBefore I Wake\u003c\/i\u003e. He received a Writer's Guild Award and an Emmy nomination for his work as executive story editor on the acclaimed television series \u003ci\u003eHill Street Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, and was the co-creator and executive producer of the ABC television series \u003ci\u003eTwin Peaks\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Los Angeles and upstate New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hachette Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50566458048786,"sku":"9781401307516","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f6696cf2-acbe-4720-ac10-2d49d9a373c8.jpg?v=1731899257","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-grand-slam-bobby-jones-america-and-the-story-of-golf-9781401307516","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}