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Twice as good : the story of William Powell and Clearview, the only golf course designed, built, and owned by an African American
- 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 ; illustrated by Eric Velasquez.
- Author
- Michelson, Richard.
- Publication
- Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, c2012.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc+ F 18-166 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
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- Description
- 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill.; 29 cm.
- 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.
- Subject
- Powell, William J., 1916-2009 > Juvenile literature
- Powell, William J., 1916-2009
- Golf course architects > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Golf courses > United States > Design and construction > History > Juvenile literature
- African American businesspeople > Juvenile literature
- Discrimination in sports > Juvenile literature
- Golf course architects
- Golf courses > Design and construction > History
- African American businesspeople
- Discrimination in sports
- Call Number
- Sc+ F 18-166
- ISBN
- 9781585364664
- 1585364665
- LCCN
- 2011029114
- OCLC
- 743298785
- 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 ; illustrated by Eric Velasquez.
- Imprint
- Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, c2012.
- Local Note
- Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Added Author
- Schomburg Children's Collection.Velasquez, Eric, ill.
- Research Call Number
- Sc+ F 18-166