{"product_id":"belle-meade-country-club-the-first-100-years-9781577362227","title":"Belle Meade Country Club: The first 100 years","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBelle Meade Country Club: The first 100 years\u003c\/strong\u003e by Ridley Wills. Hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781577362227.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in commemoration of Belle Meade Country Clubs centennial anniversary, Belle Meade Country Club: The First 100 Years chronicles the clubs intriguing history. Belle Meade has played a special role in the lives of its members and the city of Nashville, from its origin as an answer to Nashvilles need for a golf course to its current status of being a top-twenty country club in the nation. When it was founded as Nashville Golf and Country Club on Harding Pike in 1901, men and womens golf tournaments began immediately and Saturday night dances were held every weekend. After moving to the current site in 1916, the club enhanced its reputation by hosting many of the important social events in the life of the city, continuing its golf tournaments on a splendid eighteen-hole course, adding a swimming pool, and eventually building a renowned tennis program with both outside and inside courts. Details of Belle Meades growth are revealed through this beautifully illustrated volume. Author and historian Ridley Wills II carries the clubs story through womens suffrage, the depression, two World Wars, and the civil rights struggle, revealing the effects on the club-division within families, lost membership, golf ball conservation, and anonymous threats. Wills does not ignore the lighter side of history either, including the introduction of two-piece swimsuits to the club, continuous dredging of the creek, and battles concerning alcohol. He also tells the stories of visits from Babe Ruth, Bing Crosby, Billy Graham, and Jack Nicklaus. Most importantly, Wills writes of the clubs members and leaders: men and women of Nashville who have created a wonderful place for entertaining, recreation, and relaxation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hillsboro Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45113736134709,"sku":"ByrdShop_1577362225","price":226.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781577362227_7704ccb3-15e5-4e00-9304-a9792c675602.jpg?v=1781099900","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/belle-meade-country-club-the-first-100-years-9781577362227","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}