Kelly: A Father, a Son, an American Quest

by Daniel J Boyne, Daniel Boyne

Overview

The inspiring story of Jack Kelly, the son of Irish immigrants who grew up along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia at the turn of the 20th century and became a three-time gold medal Olympian, a political maverick, and the millionaire father of a princess.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780939511235
Publisher:	Applewood Books
Publication date:	01/01/1901
Series:	Mystic Seaport
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	10.00(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.95(d)

About the Author

Daniel J. Boyne is the author of Kelly: A Father, a Son, an American Quest(Mystic), The Red Rose Crew: A True Story of Women, Winning and the Water (Hyperion/Lyons), and Essential Sculling (The Lyons Press). He has also written articles for The Atlantic Monthly, Harvard Magazine, Double Take, Wooden Boat, and Gray's Sporting Journal, among others. Most of his writing has concerned itself with the interplay between sport and society, and he has often focused on groups or individuals who have used sport as a means to change their social status.