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Men of Kent: Ten Boys, a Fast Boat, and the Coach Who Made Them Champions
Rick Rinehart
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Description for Men of Kent: Ten Boys, a Fast Boat, and the Coach Who Made Them Champions
Paperback. Men of Kent is a book about ordinary boys who find themselves in extraordinary circumstances - members of the Kent School crew who were 46 and 0 against the competition, and in 1972 won the Henley Roayal Regatta at Henley-on-Thames in England. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: WSS; WSSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 19.
Men of Kent is, first and foremost, an archetypical sports tale-a story of the improbable happening to the unlikely, unfolding against the backdrop of a turbulent era. Both an homage and a unique inside look at the fast-growing sport of rowing, it embraces the sport's history, traditions, and culture as it tells the story of ten ordinary boys and their coach from Kent, Connecticut, who found themselves in extraordinary circumstances during the spring and summer of 1972.The Kent School's 1972 crew, of which the author was a part, had a 46-0 winning streak, broke three course records, and claimed a ... Read more
Men of Kent is, first and foremost, an archetypical sports tale-a story of the improbable happening to the unlikely, unfolding against the backdrop of a turbulent era. Both an homage and a unique inside look at the fast-growing sport of rowing, it embraces the sport's history, traditions, and culture as it tells the story of ten ordinary boys and their coach from Kent, Connecticut, who found themselves in extraordinary circumstances during the spring and summer of 1972.The Kent School's 1972 crew, of which the author was a part, had a 46-0 winning streak, broke three course records, and claimed a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Guilford, United States
ISBN
9781599219325
SKU
V9781599219325
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Ref
99-15
About Rick Rinehart
Rick Rinehart is a publisher and author of three books, the most recent of which he co-wrote with his wife Amy, Dare to Survive: Death, Heartbreak, and Survival in the Wild. A former Colorado Humanities Scholar, he is also chair of the Mary Roberts Rinehart Foundation's awards program for talented, emerging authors. In 2006 he was elevated to membership in ... Read more
Reviews for Men of Kent: Ten Boys, a Fast Boat, and the Coach Who Made Them Champions
Rick Rinehart's recounting of his experiences on his still-renowned American schoolboy crew, culminating at the Henley Royal Regatta in England, is triumphant on every level. It is a touching and candid coming-of-age story, a sports saga that will have you whistling the theme from Chariots of Fire, and a powerful memory trigger that will have you nostalgically flipping through your ... Read more