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Boathouse Row - Waves of Change in the Birthplace of American Rowing (Hardcover)
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Boathouse Row - Waves of Change in the Birthplace of American Rowing (Hardcover)
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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 in full color, Boathouse Row
chronicles the "waves of change" as various groups of different
races, classes, and genders fought for access to water and the
sport. Chapters also discuss the architectural one-upmanship that
defined Boathouse Row after Frank Furness designed the stunning and
eclectic Undine Barge Club, and the regattas that continue to take
place today on the Schuylkill River, including the forgotten forces
that propelled high school rowing. Beautifully written and
illustrated, Boathouse Row will be a keepsake for rowers and
spectators alike.
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