
This book is a comprehensive account of the storied history of Oxford rowing, from its humble beginnings to its status as a world-class sporting competition. With detailed descriptions of the boats, the races, and the personalities involved, it offers a vivid portrait of this...

Oxford Rowing is W. E. Sherwood's lucid chronicle of boat-racing at Oxford, tracing contests from the earliest recorded matches to the ritualised intensity of the annual university boat races. A sporting saga on water. Meticulously compiled principally from official sources,...


This book is a comprehensive account of the storied history of Oxford rowing, from its humble beginnings to its status as a world-class sporting competition. With detailed descriptions of the boats, the races, and the personalities involved, it offers a vivid portrait of this...




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