The Wonder Crew: The Untold Story of a Coach, Navy Rowing, and

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The Wonder Crew: The Untold Story of a Coach, Navy Rowing, and Olympic Immortality

THE WONDER CREWÂ is the fascinating story of how theÂ salty coach of the Annapolis crew team,Â Coach Richard Glendon, seized the sport of rowingÂ first fromÂ the Ivy League schoolsÂ and then theÂ imposing BritishÂ with a new style both uniquely American and very much his own. He took a group of young midshipmen with humble originsÂ and dominated a sport once the domain of the privileged.
After stunning the Ivy Leagues in race after race, the US Naval Academy team won a shot at the Olympics. Their task was nearly impossible: for hundreds of years, the British Navy ruled the world and their supremacy of the seas naturally made them dominant in the sport of rowing. With the hopes ofÂ a nation, Navy went into the heart of Europe and in thrilling fashion defeated the heavily favored Brits to win the gold medal in 1920. With Glendon's new American style, the US won Gold for forty straight years, the longest winning streak in any single sport in Olympic history.
Rich in history, with brave characters, American ingenuity, and dramatic training and competition, THE WONDER CREWÂ is the first comprehensive account of the 1920 Olympic Navy crew team and their inspirational coach who forged the dramatic story of their quest for Olympic gold.
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Country USA
Manufacturer St. Martin's Press
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2008-07-08
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780312367039

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All Together: The Formidable Journey to the Gold with the 1964 Olympic Crew

The Amateurs: The Story of Four Young Men and Their Quest for an Olympic Gold Medal

Shell Game: Reflections on Rowing and the Pursuit of Excellence

Course Correction: A Story of Rowing and Resilience in the Wake of Title IX

The Amateurs: The Story of Four Young Men and Their Quest for an Olympic Gold Medal

Men of Kent: Ten Boys, A Fast Boat, And The Coach Who Made Them Champions

Ready All! George Yeoman Pocock and Crew Racing

Mind Over Water: Lessons on Life from the Art of Rowing

The Sphinx of the Charles: A Year at Harvard with Harry Parker

The Eight: A Season in the Tradition of Harvard Crew

All Together: The Formidable Journey to the Gold with the 1964 Olympic Crew

The Amateurs: The Story of Four Young Men and Their Quest for an Olympic Gold Medal

Shell Game: Reflections on Rowing and the Pursuit of Excellence

Course Correction: A Story of Rowing and Resilience in the Wake of Title IX

Country	USA
Manufacturer	St. Martin's Press
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2008-07-08
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780312367039

The Wonder Crew: The Untold Story of a Coach, Navy Rowing, and Olympic Immortality

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