At 7 p.m., Friday, October 29th, the Princeton Public Library, Princeton University Art Museum, and Labyrinth Book Store in Princeton are sponsoring a book talk by Rowing Historian Bill Lanouette.
The author will discuss the famous Eakins’ paintings of The Biglin Brothers rowing on the Schuylkill in 1872, how they were caught up in the betting and cheating scandals that killed professional rowing, and the consequent rise of rowing as a purely amateur sport in the U.S., including the establishment of the U.S. Rowing Association, now headquartered in Princeton.
Lanouette will be giving a different version of this talk on the evening of October 28 on Boathouse Row in Philadelphia before the Schuylkill Regatta begins. The next day he comes to Princeton and will give this broader talk. He will be giving still another version at the Yale Bookstore.