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Author Saint Sing, Susan.

Title The eight : a season in the tradition of Harvard crew / Susan Saint Sing.

Publication Info. New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Press, 2010.

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 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult Department  797.123 SAI    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  797.123 SA    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 321 pages, xvi pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-321).
Contents Rower speak. A hundred years of sweat ; Rower speak ; In the morning mist ; 1852, the start of it all ; Charles Eliot, Harvard president and bowman ; Small, distant wars ; The coach, the bar ; Winning a seat ; On becoming a believer -- Racing. Dual cup racing ; Reflections : the morning after ; Synergy ; Hold-your-breath Harvard ; The historic Eastern Sprints ; Monkey time ; The inertia of tradition -- The Harvard-Yale race. Rowers' time : the historic Harvard-Yale race ; Red top ; Press day ; The 143rd Harvard-Yale race -- International racing and the Olympic Games. Reaching the heights : of mountains and water ; The Henley Royal Regatta, 2008 ; U.S. National Team selection camps ; On the world circuit ; Harvard's Olympic tradition ; Beijing ; Seeking Harvard's first Olympic rowing gold ; A bridge to the summit.
Subject Harvard Crew (Rowing team)
Harvard University -- Rowing -- History.
Harvard University -- Sports.
Rowing -- United States.
ISBN 9780312539238: $26.99
0312539231
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