Ned Hanlan's Book of Rowing

Edward (Ned) Hanlan never wrote a book on rowing, but in an era when the sport was developing and gaining mass popularity worldwide, he was an innovator. People wrote constantly about Ned Hanlan, because of his dramatic impact on the sport. He was a character. He was of small stature but had a giant-sized personality and appeal, to all except his handful of sworn rivals.

In this collection of documents from the years when Ned Hanlan rose to prominence, we find a diversity of voices an…