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xii, 266 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 21 cm "In His Ownself, Dan Jenkins takes us on a tour of his legendary career as a sportswriter and novelist. Here we see Dan hone his craft, from his high school paper through to his first job at the Fort Worth Press and on to the glory days of Sports Illustrated. Whether in Texas, New York, or anywhere for that matter, Dan was always at the center of it all--hanging out at Elaine's while swapping stories with politicians and movie stars, or covering every Masters and U.S. Open and British Open for over four decades. Here's a a knee-slapping, star-studded, once-in-a-lifetime memoir from one of the most important, hilarious, and semi-cantankerous sportswriters ever."-- The fine art of sitting around and hanging out -- A unique and happy compound -- with homemade biscuits -- If dad's back in town there must be a big sports event coming up -- Cigarettes, coffee, antiques, and looking for Mr. Harger -- I learned more from radio and movies than I did in any schoolroom -- Wherein the outwitted mentally resort to physical violence -- Fast times at Paschal High on the way to a career -- A quick course in grown-up journalism on a daily paper -

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Author

Jenkins, Dan

Publisher

New York: Anchor Books, a division of Random House LLC

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9780385532266

Category

reference

Subjects

Anthropology, Memoir, Biography

Rating

4.3 / 5 (371 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14