Bonnie Brave Boat Rowers: The Heroes, Seers And Songsters Of The Tyne

Three strands of culture thrived in the North East of England through the nineteenth and first half of the twentieth centuries - rowing as professional sport, innovative design of racing boats, and music hall songs to honour the oarsmen's prowess. . Bonnie Brave Boat Rowers sets out to recapture the lost world of the prestigious Christmas Handicap through the bridges of Newcastle; to relive the immense following for the north-south rivalry in pursuit of world titles; to celebrate innovators whose revolutionary designs spread wherever boats were raced; and to echo the minstrels who immortalised sporting champions in song in the music halls of Newcastle, Gateshead and the industrial North East.

• • Author: Christopher Dodd
• • Publisher: Authorhouse Uk
• • Publication Date: Mar 19, 2014
• • Number of Pages: 110 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1491895527
• • ISBN-13: 9781491895528