I’m pleased to announce beginning today, August 30th, my new (and first) book
The MacKenzie Reader will be available for pre-sale.
The culmination of 15 years of research stemming from my involvement with various MacKenzie restoration projects,
The MacKenzie Reader is a compendium of Dr. MacKenzie’s lost writings accompanied by photographs and routing maps. Included are 29 articles and essays written by MacKenzie, originally published in disparate publications between 1915 and 1935, as well as ten foldout page routing diagrams, and eleven additional essays by noted MacKenzie experts from around the world.
NOTE: This is not a coffee table book. At 5.5” x 8.25” it is a fair balance of portability and legibility.
The first printing is a commemorative edition, limited to 150 copies, and will be shipped before the holiday season (hopefully by the unseasonable Masters, but the printer can not ensure it). A larger second printing is tentatively planned for late 2021.
The publication of the book had been planned in conjunction with the presentation of the
“MacKenzie at 150” historical exhibition — in commemoration of Dr. MacKenzie’s 150th birthday (b. 30 August 1870). Unfortunately the exhibition has been postponed due to the pandemic, but I am hoping that a rescheduled debut for late 2020 or early 2021 will be possible.
The exhibition, to be on display here in the San Francisco Bay Area, is a series of framed plans, photos, correspondence and other historical materials that thoroughly showcase the career of golf’s preeminent architect.
For more information and to pre-order a copy of
The MacKenzie Reader see the MacKenzie Institute website:
www.AlisterMacKenzie.orgCheers,
Josh