New Idea Needed

Yesterday afternoon at Borders, I flipped through The Grand Slam, Mark Frost's newish biography of golfer Bobby Jone, who, according to the flap copy, almost single-handedly lifted the low spirits of Depression-era Americans through his perseverance and triumph on the links. But last night at UA Kaufmann/Astoria multiplex, I found out it was actually boxer Jim J. Braddock who was responsible for lifting the low spirits of Depression-era Americans through his persevance and triumph in the ring. And what makes me really confused is that prior to yesterday, I was sure it was actually Red Pollard and Seabiscuit who were responsible for lifting the low spirits of Depression-era Americans through their perseverance and triumph on the track.