The eight
Subtitle: a season in the tradition of Harvard crew
By: Susan Saint Sing
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 321
ISBN-13: 9780312539238
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-321).
Table of contents: title: 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; title: Racing. Dual cup racing ; Reflections : the morning after ; Synergy ; Hold-your-breath Harvard ; The historic Eastern Sprints ; Monkey time ; The inertia of tradition; title: The Harvard-Yale race. Rowers' time : the historic Harvard-Yale race ; Red top ; Press day ; The 143rd Harvard-Yale race; title: 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.