Jimmie James

Broschiertes Buch

Playing from the Rough

A Personal Journey Through America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses

Beschreibung

A chronicle of one manâ s quest to become the first person to play each of Americaâ s 100 greatest golf courses in a single year, an odyssey that brings him face to face with the gulf between his impoverished childhood in the Jim Crow South and the successful executive he is today.

Autor

Born in 1959 to a single mother of eight in Jim Crow-era Texas, Jimmie James emerged from humble beginnings, growing up in a shack without electricity or plumbing. He was the first in his family not only to graduate from high school but also to pursue and earn a college degree. He graduated from Prairie View A&M University at the top of his engineering class. In his thirty-three-year career with Exxon, James rose from an entry-level engineer to a globe-trotting executive, overseeing businesses across the world. Now retired, he splits his time between Atlanta, Philadelphia, and Kiawah Island, and enjoys golfing, travel, photography, and chess. He and his wife, Erika, have two young adult children, Jordan and Alexandra.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon & Schuster
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 209mm x 138mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 246g
• ISBN-13: 9781668005989
• ISBN-10: 1668005980
• Artikelnr.: 71926104