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Tiger Woods : a biography / Lawrence J. Londino.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Greenwood biographiesPublication details: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2006.Description: xvii, 127 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0313331219
  • 9780313331213
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 796.352/092 B 22
LOC classification:
  • GV964.W66 L66 2006
Contents:
Introdution: Early life -- Parents -- Early competition -- Pioneers -- The record -- Impact.
Summary: Describes the life and career of the African-American golf prodigy, giving information on his early life, the influence of his parents, and the relationship between celebrity and the media. While golf is seldom thought of as a sport for minorities, Tiger Woods has made the sport appeal to a whole new demographic. When only a teenager, Woods accomplished many junior records in golf and enjoyed unusual attention for a young person. While not yet thirty years old, Woods' impact on American culture goes beyond the world of sports.
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Martha's Vineyard High School Library 921/WOO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39844400051781

Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-121) and index.

Introdution: Early life -- Parents -- Early competition -- Pioneers -- The record -- Impact.

Describes the life and career of the African-American golf prodigy, giving information on his early life, the influence of his parents, and the relationship between celebrity and the media. While golf is seldom thought of as a sport for minorities, Tiger Woods has made the sport appeal to a whole new demographic. When only a teenager, Woods accomplished many junior records in golf and enjoyed unusual attention for a young person. While not yet thirty years old, Woods' impact on American culture goes beyond the world of sports.

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