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(0)Wright Thompson
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English
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"The story of how Julian Van Winkle III, the caretaker of the most coveted cult Kentucky Bourbon whiskey in the world, fought to protect his family's heritage and preserve the taste of his forebears, in a world where authenticity, like his product, is in very short supply. As a journalist said of Pappy Van Winkle, "You could call it bourbon, or you could call it a $5,000 bottle of liquified, barrel-aged unobtanium." Julian Van Winkle, the third-generation...
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English
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From one of America's most beloved sportswriters, a collection of true stories about the dream of greatness and its cost in the world of sports.
There is only one Wright Thompson. He is, as they say, famous if you know who he is: his work includes the most read articles in the history of ESPN (and it's not even close) and has been anthologized in the Best American Sports Writing series ten times, and he counts John Grisham and Richard Ford among...
Series
30 for 30 volume no. 5
Publisher
ESPN
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
In 1962, the University of Mississippi erupted in violence over integration while swelling with pride over an unbeaten football team. Includes interviews with James Meredith, William Doyle, William Winter, Curtis Wilkie, Dan Rather, university alumni, and members of the 1962 Ole Miss Rebels football team.