HISTORICAL MYSTERY SPOTLIGHTS 1940s SEGREGATION AND PROFESSIONAL GOLF
An African American golfer and a washed-up, St. Paul
Saints’ pitcher, caught in a dangerous post-World War II mix of racial tension,
anxious social change, and anti-Communist paranoia, struggle to find a common
ground of trust as they mount a challenge to segregation in professional golf.
It’s the late 1940s, and the Professional Golf
Association’s “Caucasian only” rule is in force for almost every major
tournament. Flash Dawkins knows he’s good enough to win as a pro golfer, but
his attempt to qualify for the St. Paul Open makes him a marked man with a
growing list of enemies ready to short-circuit his dream of becoming golf’s
Jackie Robinson
Bad Lies: A
Novel is rooted in the racial and political conflicts of the late 1940s and the
history of segregation in professional golf. The story is based on the
unsuccessful attempts of African American golfers to enter the 1948 St. Paul
Open.
Book Information
Publication Date: September 15,
2014
IBSN: 978-087839-752-5
Price: $14.95 (e-book available early October, 2014)
(Read a sample chapter) Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Bad-Lies-Thomas-B-Jones-ebook/dp/B00NCA91DC/ref=sr_1_3_twi_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1419179728&sr=1-3&keywords=bad+lies
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