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 enlarge | Author: Leigh Montville
Publisher: Doubleday
Category: Book
List Price: $26.00
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 14057
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 6.3 x 1.2
ISBN: 0385520336
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.352092
EAN: 9780385520331
ASIN: 0385520336
Publication Date: May 6, 2008
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 "The Mysterious Montague" June 9, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is the fascinating, intriguing tale of a man who changed identities to start a new life in Hollywood and leave a criminal past behind - or so he hoped. It's one of those "only in America" stories - featuring golf and Hollywood celebrities such as Bing Crosby - with a surprise ending that actually seems fitting although justice isn't done, strictly speaaking.
 Mason's Mom June 9, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a good read, with an entertaining view of a time gone by that we have only read and heard about. John Montague is larger than life but stuck with the human flaws that the rest of us have. You don't have to know golf to enjoy this as Montville makes it a story for every one.
Fascinating!! May 24, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The book brings to life of an man, whom I was unfamiliar with, and brought to live America before World War II. The story is a fascinating journey that causes the reader to wonder what is true and what is legend. The stories will amaze you and the people who surrounds the man are legendary.
Before there was Tin Cup.. there was Montague. (after reading, I realize that Tin Cup was a rip off of this great story!)
The Mysterious Montague - An Enjoyable Book May 7, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The title of Leigh Montville's new book tells you a lot about the story without ever having to read a page. John Montague played golf and schmoozed with some of the most famous of the 1930's Hollywood celebrities. However, something in his personal life would eventually turn his world totally around. This book will probably not win any literary awards, but it is entertaining, amusing, and at times quite unbelievable. Golfers will love it, non-golfers will enjoy it.
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