The Social History of English Rowing

Download or read book The Social History of English Rowing written by Neil Wigglesworth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book seeks to redress the balance of reporting in the sport's literature which has always favoured the activities of aquatic gentlemen at the public schools, Oxford and Cambridge Universities, Henley Regatta and on the River Thames. This study focuses on the many who helped instigate and nurture the sport but who have been forgotten due to their not being associated with the elite of the sport.