ISBN 9781592287581 | 1592287581 Textbooks - "The Red Rose Crew A True Story of Women Winning and the Water" by Boyne Daniel J Boyne Daniel J David Frw Daniel J Halberstam

Authors: Boyne - Daniel J. Boyne - Daniel J. - David (Frw) - Daniel J./ Halberstam
ISBN 10: 1592287581
ISBN 13: 9781592287581
Release: October 1, 2005
Format: Paperback (232 pages)
List Price: $14.95
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List Price: $14.95

Tags: Biographies & Memoirs, Specific Groups, Women,

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"In 1975, a group of amazing women rowed their way to international success and glory, battling sexual predjudice, bureaucracy, and male domination in one of the most grueling and competitive sports around. Among the members of the first international women's crew team-and one of the first women's teams anywhere-were Gail Pearson, the soft-spoken MIT professor who fought equally hard off the water to win the political battles necessary for her team to succeed; lead rower Carie Graves, a statuesque bohemian from rural Wisconsin who dropped out of college and later became the most intense rower of the crew; and Lynn Silliman, a tiny sixteen-year-old coxswain from California. On hand to guide them was Harry Parker, the legendary Harvard men's crew coach who overcame his doubts about the ability of women to withstand the rigors of hard training. From their first dramatic bid at the 1975 World Championships to their preparations for their first Olympic Games in 1976, this gripping story of bravery, determination, and indomitable spirit catures a compelling moment in the history of sports and America. With a new foreward by David Halberstam

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The Red Rose Crew: A True Story of Women, Winning, and the Water