Summers, J: Rowing in Britain -

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Résumé :
Boat races and regattas are mainstays of the British summer - but where did these races originate and how have they become so important a part of our culture? Historian, writer and novice sculler Julie Summers here explains the history of British rowing as a competitive sport from the early nineteenth century to the present day. She then profiles the three most famous rowing events: the Boat Race, rowed on the incoming tide from Putney to Mortlake in spring...

Biographie:
Julie Summers is an author and historian with an MA in architecture from the Courtauld Institute of Art. She has written several books on the Second World War and is the author of Remembered, a history of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission....

Sommaire:
Henley Royal Regatta, which takes place on the first weekend of July...