Rowing

Rowing, by R. C. Lehmann, serves as an informative manual from the late 1800s about the sport of rowing. It focuses on introducing new rowers to the basics of rowing while also explaining the techniques that separate good rowers from beginners. Lehmann points out the good qualities of rowing, like discipline, endurance, and friendship. At the beginning, Lehmann goes over his goals for the book and his past experiences in rowing, pointing out how important it is to learn through practice. He asks new rowers to understand the beauty and complexity of good strokes, and he compares them to less skilled crews and touches on the history of rowing competitions, and events like the Oxford and Cambridge boat race. Lehmann creates a way of understanding rowing as both science and art, to encourage readers to take up the sport with excitement.