The Kingdom of Golf in America by Richard J. Moss. Autographed  by author. Richard J. Moss is the leading historian of golf in America. A scratch golfer as well as a crack scholar, Moss brings his clear yet sympathetic and deeply knowledgeable eye to this very fine new book. With this book Moss has provided a richly detailed and brilliamtly muanced account of the game's social growth in America, must reading for anyone who wants to understand how golf got into the bloodstream of a community and a nation. He beautifully reveals the scope of our enduring love affair with life's most complex and social game. Hardcover, 388 pages.