The Coat
Subtitle: The Origin and Times of Doggett's Famous Wager
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Published: September 6, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9781412201117
Subjects: British & Irish history; Sports & Outdoor Recreation; History: World; History - General History; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Europe - Great Britain - General; History; History / Great Britain; Sports & Recreation-History
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.