Project Gutenberg 2011-09-19 Public domain in the USA. 103 Woodgate, Walter Bradford 1842 1920 Woodgate, W. B. (Walter Bradford) Dadd, Frank 1851 1929 Dadd, F. Boating Produced by Chris Curnow, Hary Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Boating" by Walter Bradford Woodgate is a detailed guide on the sport of rowing, written in the late 19th century. It explores the history, techniques, and advancements in oarsmanship, making it an informative resource for both novice and seasoned rowers. The opening chapter sets the stage by highlighting the cultural significance of rowing in British society, illustrating its evolution from a necessity to a popular pastime. The opening of the work introduces the reader to the broader context of sports and pastimes, particularly focusing on the historical development of rowing and the various forms of watercraft utilized throughout human history. It delves into early methods of transportation across water, describing primitive vessels like rafts and dug-out canoes, before moving on to discuss the advancements that led to more sophisticated designs like the trireme. The author emphasizes the importance of rowing as both a competitive sport and a healthy form of exercise, hinting at the detailed exploration of techniques and the methodologies of rowing that will be covered in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Rowing GV Text Browsing: Sports/Hobbies/Motoring Browsing: Travel & Geography 1278419 1278435 2024-09-15T16:53:23.996749 2023-09-16T09:56:56.097379 text/html text/html 1283002 2011-09-19T12:10:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3550235 2011-09-19T12:10:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3635643 2024-09-15T16:54:21.841951 application/epub+zip 3644585 2024-09-15T16:53:42.191663 application/epub+zip 359395 2024-09-15T16:53:26.359738 application/epub+zip 6494071 2024-09-15T16:54:34.700891 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6480060 2024-09-15T16:54:05.610066 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 741004 2022-09-17T07:45:06.565980 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 770845 770644 2024-09-15T16:53:16.657764 2023-09-16T09:56:49.386857 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 770674 2011-09-19T12:10:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 248900 2011-09-19T12:10:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 770696 2011-09-19T12:10:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 248764 2011-09-19T12:10:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20232 2024-09-15T16:54:34.934862 application/rdf+xml 10304 2024-09-15T16:53:26.981719 image/jpeg 2805 2024-09-15T16:53:26.680721 image/jpeg 3595122 2024-09-15T16:53:24.270779 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog