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Dotty Brown - Boathouse Row: Waves of Change in the Birthplace of American Rowing - 9781439912829 - V9781439912829
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Boathouse Row: Waves of Change in the Birthplace of American Rowing

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Description for Boathouse Row: Waves of Change in the Birthplace of American Rowing Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; WSSN7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 6452 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1361.

The history of Philadelphia’s Boathouse Row is both wide and deep.Dotty Brown, an avid rower and former editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer, immersed herself in boathouse archives to provide a comprehensive history of rowing in Philadelphia. She takes readers behind the scenes to recount the era when rowing was the spectator sport of its time—and the subject of Thomas Eakins’ early artwork—through the heyday of the famed Kelly dynasty, and the fight for women to get the right to row. (Yes, it really was a fight, and it took generations to win.) 

With more than 160 photographs, a third of them ... Read more

Beautifully written and illustrated, Boathouse Row will be a keepsake for rowers and spectators alike.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Philadelphia PA, United States
ISBN
9781439912829
SKU
V9781439912829
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Dotty Brown
Dotty Brown is a former reporter and editor at The Philadelphia Inquirer. During her newspaper career, she edited numerous prize-winning projects, including one that won a Pulitzer Prize. She is also a member of the Vesper Boat Club. Visit her online at www.boathouserowthebook.com.

Reviews for Boathouse Row: Waves of Change in the Birthplace of American Rowing
"Boathouse Row is a must-read for anyone interested in the sport of rowing and the enormous contributions of those who once plied the Schuylkill River. Dotty Brown chronicles not only the famous athletes of yore, like John B. Kelly, but those noteworthy artists, architects, businessmen, and politicians who helped to build this historic piece of riverbank into the living dynasty that ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Boathouse Row: Waves of Change in the Birthplace of American Rowing


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