10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OARSMEN»
Discover the use of
oarsmen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
oarsmen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fred Fenton on the Crew Or, the Young
Oarsmen of Riverport ...
THE FINGER OF SUSPICION -Hello! there, Bristles!
2
The Young
Oarsmen of Lakeview
This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS.
3
Warfare at Sea, 1500-1650: Maritime Conflicts and the ...
Such oarsmen were also part of the fighting crew. Venice continued into the
seventeenth century to find as many oarsmen as possible through agreements
with guilds (oarsmen in wartime in exchange for privileges to the guilds), or
through ...
4
The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean
Itwas commonpractice to seat free andunfree oarsmen sideby side;free oarsmen
hadgreaterprivileges andcould be used to watchover their unfree neighbours,
who weregenerally shackled. Ottoman fleets, though, might becomposed ...
5
The Age of Titans: The Rise and Fall of the Great ...
“threes” than by piling up levels of oarsmen atop one another.15 The answer
must involve combining the two theories. Variations are possible, but a “four”
could be defined either by four men pulling a single heavy oar at one level, or by
two ...
6
Scipio Africanus: Rome's Greatest General
He had captured eighteen ships, bringing his fleet to forty-eight ships.34 Using
his Roman naval crews as petty officers and deck hands, Scipio still needed 270
oarsmen per ship for each of the eighteen ships, or 4,860 oarsmen. Because it ...
7
Farmer Buckley's Exploding Trousers: And Other Odd Events on ...
So were ancient Athenian oarsmen supermen? If triremes are the stuff of legend,
then so too are the men who rowed them. The sight and sound of squadrons of
these warships closing in during the final stages of a sea battle must have struck
...
8
Spanish Naval Power, 1589-1665: Reconstruction and Defeat
PROCURING OARSMEN Manning problems were a constant headache in the
Monarchy's galley squadrons. With five men to an oar considerable numbers
were needed: over 3,000 for the squadron of Spain alone at Philip IV's accession.
After the oarsmen had rested for a few moments, Fein summoned them and gave
them their instructions. Each boat had eight oarsmen. Half that number could
easily carry one boat, once the passengers and cargo had been removed.
Working ...
10
Swedish Naval Administration, 1521-1721: Resource Flows and ...
In order to achieve speed with a large number of oarsmen, the deck and the
benches for the oarsmen were extended outside of the narrow hull. Galleys
always had sails, and if oarsmen were unavailable, small crews of seamen could
operate ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OARSMEN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
oarsmen is used in the context of the following news items.
Clarence event a marathon for North Coast oarsmen
Rowers from the Gold Coast to Port Macquarie will join local oarsmen and women for the annual Grafton Rowing Club row-athon from ... «Northern Star, Jul 15»
Preparations on for boat race | Kochi NYOOOZ
Snake-boats should have 75 to 95 oarsmen each. The Veppu-Oadi 'A' category of boats should have 45 to 60 oarsmen each and the 'B' ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
OK, there are ping-pong paddles and a badminton net. Where's the …
In the sport of rowing, a pickle boat is made up of a team of oarsmen left over from the other teams competing. Drawing on the similarities of ... «The State, Jul 15»
Harry Miselbach won the Men's Novice Scull Final at Bournemouth …
Joe then had to come ashore and immediately join Alex Robertson for the very next Men's Senior Pairs Final where the two oarsmen produced ... «On The Wight, Jul 15»
Montclair Crew: Former Mountie joins the national team for the …
Montclairian Justin Murphy will return to Bulgaria later this month to compete against the best oarsmen from around the globe in the 2015 World ... «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
Why we knock on wood
Picture that guy in the back who was delivering a drum beat that those poor ol' oarsmen had to follow. It also was known as knocking a beat, ... «Times Daily, Jul 15»
Upper Thames dominate at masters regatta
There was high quality racing on display from competitors from around the world, including several former international oarsmen and women. «Henley Standard, Jul 15»
Eights for the first time at Bolgoda Endurance Regatta
By today many of those schools produced strong rowing teams and oarsmen. With the highest regard he had for armed forces, Wickramasekara ... «The Sunday Times Sri Lanka, Jul 15»
Berwick pair warm up for World Masters at Henley
... world famous Henley Royal Regatta and in its own right is becoming an internationally recognised event for Masters Oarsmen and Women. «Berwick Today, Jul 15»
Cuban rowers defected to U.S. during Pan Am Games
The coach of the team, Juan Carlos Reyes said two of the oarsmen, Leosmel Ramos and Wilber Turro, abandoned the team on Saturday. «wivb.com, Jul 15»
