Bibliograph

Francis and Eddie, the true story of America's underdogs, written by Brad Herzog ; illustrated by Zachary Pullen

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Francis and Eddie, the true story of America's underdogs, written by Brad Herzog ; illustrated by Zachary Pullen

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Francis and Eddie

Oclc number

842364557

Responsibility statement

written by Brad Herzog ; illustrated by Zachary Pullen

Sub title

the true story of America's underdogs

Summary

"In 1913 the world's finest golfers gathered at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, to compete in golf's national championship, the U.S. Open. Joining them was a little-known amateur, twenty-year-old Francis Ouimet, who lived across the street from the course and had taught himself to play by sneaking onto the fairways with the only golf club he owned. He competed against his idols in front of a crowd that grew from a handful of spectators to a horde of thousands as he and his four-foot-tall caddie, ten-year-old Eddie Lowery, attempted to pull off the impossible. Along the way, they forged a lifelong friendship"--From publisher description

Target audience

juvenile

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