Bonnie Brave Boat Rowers: The Heroes, Seers and Songsters of the Tyne (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781491895528)

Three strands of culture thrived in the North East of England through the nineteenth and first half of the twentieth centuries ? rowing as professional sport, innovative design of racing boats, and music hall songs to honour the oarsmen's prowess. . Bonnie Brave Boat Rowers sets out to recapture the lost world of the prestigious Christmas Handicap through the bridges of Newcastle; to relive the immense following for the north-south rivalry in pursuit of world titles; to celebrate innovators whose revolutionary designs spread wherever boats were raced; and to echo the minstrels who immortalised sporting champions in song in the music halls of Newcastle, Gateshead and the industrial North East.

Author: Christopher Dodd
ISBN-10: 1491895527
ISBN-13: 9781491895528
Publisher: Authorhouse UK
Language: English
Published: 03/19/2014
Pages: 110
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.28lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.26d