Frederick Law Olmsted and American Golf
Bill Hawkins of Portland, Oregon has combined a distinguished career as a practicing architect with a parallel life as a writer… Read more »
Reviews
Review of “Faldo/Norman” by Andy Farrell.
Andy Farrell, Faldo/Norman. The 1996 Masters: A duel that defined an era. Elliott & Thompson, March, 2014 in the UK,… Read more »
A Review of Ghost Light, By Joseph O’Connor
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This review first appeared in The Oregonian on March 19, 2011. GHOST LIGHT Joseph O’Connor Farrar, Straus and Giroux. $24.00,… Read more »
Reflections on Jack Nicklaus’s Literary Life
This review of Jack Nicklaus’s autobiography and Mark Shaw’s biography of Nicklaus first appeared in the June 28, 1997 issue… Read more »
Margaret Thatcher’s Divisive Legacy
Under the headline “Parliament Debates Thatcher Legacy, as Vitriol Flows Online and in Streets,” the NY Times reported that Margaret… Read more »
Ancestral Links by John Garrity: An Appreciation
Ancestral Links, by John Garrity. Published in 2009 by New American Library. An occasional series available at http://theaposition.com/johnstrawn/: The Best… Read more »
Geronimo, by Robert Utley: A Review
Robert M.Utley, Geronimo. Yale University Press, November, 2012. 376 pages, $30.00. This review appeared in The Oregonian, January 20, 2013…. Read more »
Making Golf Part of the Walkable City
A version of this essay appeared in The Oregonian, November 18, 2012. What the “Walkable City” Means for Golf. Jeff… Read more »
Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher–A New Biography of Edward Curtis by Timothy Egan.
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Timothy Egan, Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher. The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis. Houghton Miflin Harcourt,… Read more »
Fire in the Ashes by Jonathan Kozol: A Review
Jonathan Kozol, Fire in the Ashes. Twenty-five Years among the Poorest Children in America. Crown Publishers, August 2012, 368 pages,… Read more »
