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Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
xiv, 215 pages, 38 unnumbered pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"The true-life adventure of two men who rowed across the Atlantic Ocean and the history of those who came before endurance, and self-discovery. They were following in the wake of pioneers. In 1896 George Harbo and Frank Samuelsen, a pair of Norwegian fisherman, crossed the 2,500 miles in a wooden fishing dory--and their record stood for 114 years. John Fairfax, a smuggler, a gambler, and a shark hunter, was the first to complete the feat singlehandedly...
8) The novice
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An obsessive college freshman joins her university's rowing team and undertakes an extreme physical and psychological journey to make it to the top varsity boat, no matter the cost.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 1936, nine boys from the University of Washington took the rowing world and a nation by storm, when their eight-oar crew team captured the gold medal at the Olympics in Berlin. The boys' victory, and their obstacles, inspired a nation struggling to emerge from the depths of the Depression.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Growing up on Chicago's Westside in the 90's, Arshay Cooper knows the harder side of life. The street corners are full of gangs, the hallways of his apartment complex are haunted by junkies he calls "zombies" with strung out arms, clutching at him as he passes by. His mother is a recovering addict, and his three siblings all sleep in a one room apartment, a small infantry against the war zone on the street below. Arshay keeps to himself, preferring...
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xii, 252 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"This story is rooted in the power of sport, but it is not a sports memoir. Yes, Course Correction chronicles one young woman's transformation from a couch potato-in-training into an elite athlete who reached the highest echelon of her sport. In addition, the book offers a persuasive example of the enormous impact of sports participation on the rest of life and validates the power, import, and necessity of Title IX. Just like Ginny, girls everywhere...
Author
Language
English
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"The University of Washington's 1936 eight-oar crew transformed the sport and grabbed the attention of millions of Americans. The sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the nine boys, in the depths of the Great Depression, showed the world what beating the odds really meant. They defeated elite rivals from California and eastern schools to earn the right to compete against the German crew rowing for Adolf Hitler in the Olympic Games in Berlin....
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