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Rat Island Rowing Books On Rowing 10/1/14
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The Boys in the Boat Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown (May 27, 2014) A great read. Well-researched NW depression era history as well as the riviting Seabiscuit rowing story. The #1 New York Times–bestselling story about American Olympic triumph in Nazi Germany
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Steve Fairbairn On Rowing by Ian Fairbairn, 1951 1990 edition with introduction by Geoffrey Page and forward by Alan Burrough Steve Fiarbairn was the father of modern rowing.
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Ready All!: George Yeoman Pocock and Crew Racing by Gordon Newell University of Washington Press, 1987 A tribute to the Pococks who's boats and rowing style dominated world rowing for forty years - pictures, history, comments about rowing style and boat construction.
Rowing Faster by Volker Nolte, 2005.
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"Way Enough!" Recollections of a Life in Rowing by Stanley Richard Pocock A lavish, expansive collection of rowing stories, with 275 photographs, from one of American rowing's legendary figures, Stan Pocock.
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The Sculler At Ease by Frank Cunningham University of Washington Press, 1987 "Row like a duck. Think like a fish" - the best book on sculling ever written
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The Complete Sculler by Richard Burnell "What Charlie uses for rigging" - Guy Harper
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The Amateurs by David Halberstam The history of modern competative rowing - a masterful story.
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The Red Rose Crew: A True Story of Women, Winning, and the Water by Daniel J. Boyne Good read. Story of 1975 womens crew that rowed to international success.
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Web Pages of Interest to Rowers History of Rowing site has several interesting books for sale. The History of the Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association including a brief history, training technique and racing shells.
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Pocock Singles Project
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