18 in America: A Young Golfer's Epic Journey to Find the

18 in America: A Young Golfer's Epic Journey to Find the Essence of the Game

A â€œwinningâ€ (Parade) and â€œwell-conceivedâ€ (The New York Times) account of one teenagerâ€™s solo trek to play golf in each of the lower forty-eight statesâ€”â€œtwo parts coming-of-age story, one part golf travel adventure, and one part survival testâ€ (Golfweek).

Shortly before his freshman year of college was set to begin, seventeen-year-old Dylan Dethierâ€”hungry for an adventure beyond his small townâ€”deferred his admission and, â€œlike Jack Kerouac and Ken Kesey before him, packed his used car and meager life savings and set off to see and write about Americaâ€ (ABC News/ Yahoo). His goal: play a round of golf in each of the lower forty-eight states.

From a gritty municipal course in Flint, Michigan, to rubbing elbows with Phil Mickelson at Quail Hollow, Dylan would spend a remarkable year exploring the astonishing variety of the nationâ€™s golf coursesâ€”and its people. Over one year, thirty-five thousand miles, and countless nights alone in his dusty Subaru, Dylan showered at truck stops, slept with an ax under his seat, and lost his virginity, traveling â€œwherever the road took him, with golf as a vehicle for understanding Americaâ€ (The New York Times). The result is a book that â€œwould be considered fine work by any writer, let alone one so youngâ€ (Maine Edge).
Country USA
Brand Scribner Book Company
Manufacturer Scribner
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber B014I7KTJ2
ReleaseDate 2014-04-22
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781451693645

Country	USA
Brand	Scribner Book Company
Manufacturer	Scribner
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	B014I7KTJ2
ReleaseDate	2014-04-22
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781451693645

18 in America: A Young Golfer's Epic Journey to Find the Essence of the Game

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