The Coat
Subtitle: The Origin and Times of Doggett's Famous Wager
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Published: June 30, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9781412055284
Subjects: Sports & Outdoor Recreation; History: World; History - General History; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Europe - Great Britain - General; History; Rowing,Thames,Doggett,Watermen,Lightermen,History,Sport,18th Century,London,City,guilds,livery,Guilds,Robert George Crouch,1-4120-5528-8,1412055288,05-0426,050426,trafford publishing; History / General
First sentence: London in the early eighteenth century lay comfortably in the rich soil of its fertile river valley, where, in spite of the cold winters, it reaped the benefit of the temperate climate brought to this favoured island, courtesy of the warm waters of the Gulf Stream.