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Michelson, Richard

Twice as Good: The Story of William Powell and Clearview, the Only Golf Course Designed, Built, and Owned by an African American

32 pp. | Sleeping Bear | January, 2012 | Trade ISBN 978-1-58536-466-6 $16.95

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Eric Velasquez. A straightforward, unemotional text tells the story of William Powell, the first African American to design and build--in 1948 Ohio--his own golf course. Although racial discrimination prevented him from playing at public golf courses or even attaining a loan to buy land for a course, Powell was determined. The paintings capture the era's time and place but lack vibrancy.

Reviewer: Henrietta M. Smith