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Dwight Davis: The Man and the Cup

Nancy Kriplen

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Description:In 1899, a young American, a senior at Harvard, decided that his sport, tennis, needed a shot in the arm. International yacht racing, observed Dwight Davis, had captured the public's attention through competition for a silver trophy, The America's Cup. Why not a trophy to signify tennis supremacy? A proud New England silver company was commissioned, and later that same year a three man team from Britain competed against three Americans for the Dwight F. Davis International Lawn Tennis Challenge Trophy - and the Davis Cup Series was launched. This first-ever full-length biography takes the reader from the Davis home in America's midlands, through his years as a national tennis champ, to his eventual destination as a player on the stage of regional, national and international public service. Occasionally, through the years, his path would cross that of his famous trophy. And, even as he marvelled at the success of the Davis Cup, he realised a bit ruefully, that the event he had begun as a mere twenty-year-old would, in history's account, overshadow the contributions of his later years. This book now makes sure that won't happen.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Dwight Davis: The Man and the Cup. To get started finding Dwight Davis: The Man and the Cup, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: In 1899, a young American, a senior at Harvard, decided that his sport, tennis, needed a shot in the arm. International yacht racing, observed Dwight Davis, had captured the public's attention through competition for a silver trophy, The America's Cup. Why not a trophy to signify tennis supremacy? A proud New England silver company was commissioned, and later that same year a three man team from Britain competed against three Americans for the Dwight F. Davis International Lawn Tennis Challenge Trophy - and the Davis Cup Series was launched. This first-ever full-length biography takes the reader from the Davis home in America's midlands, through his years as a national tennis champ, to his eventual destination as a player on the stage of regional, national and international public service. Occasionally, through the years, his path would cross that of his famous trophy. And, even as he marvelled at the success of the Davis Cup, he realised a bit ruefully, that the event he had begun as a mere twenty-year-old would, in history's account, overshadow the contributions of his later years. This book now makes sure that won't happen.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Dwight Davis: The Man and the Cup. To get started finding Dwight Davis: The Man and the Cup, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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