| Thomas Doggett Deceased Revised Edition Contributor(s): Cook, Theodore Andrea (Author), Nickalls, Guy (Author) |
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ISBN: 1904799507 ISBN-13: 9781904799504 Publisher: Tiger of the Stripe OUR PRICE: $13.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | History - Social Science - History | Modern - 18th Century |
| Dewey: 792 |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.62 lbs) 196 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The biography of the comic actor Thomas Doggett and the famous Coat and Badge Race which he founded for watermen on the River Thames. Contents: Part I. The Man By Theodore Andrea Cook Chapter I The Fame of Actors3 Chapter II Bartholomew Fair10 Chapter III Drury Lane21 Chapter IV Pugnacious Thomas31 Chapter V River Traffic and London Theatres36 Chapter VI Off the Stage48 Chapter VII Doggett's Bequest60 Part II. The Race By Guy Nickalls Chapter VIIIThames Watermen71 Chapter IX Some Famous Watermen, 1700-180081 Chapter X History of Doggett's Race86 Chapter XI List of Winners98 Chapter XII Some Famous Winners109 Chapter XIII Accounts of the Best Races116 Chapter XIV Other Thames Wagers 167 Appendices Appendix I Epitome of The Country Wake171 Appendix II Notice of the Race Published in 1901174 Appendix III The Competitors for 1906176 Appendix IV Gravesend Watermen177 |
