The Annual Purves Lecture featuring George Pocock

Don't miss the Woodbridge Town Library's Annual Purves Lecture featuring Jim Pocock. This program is a part of the One Book, One Town series featuring The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown.

A central figure in the book The Boys in the Boat is the boatbuilder George Pocock, arguably the most influential man in crew racing in the last hundred years; a revered mentor to thousands of oarsmen and dozens of coaches all throughout this continent.
George Pocock’s great-nephew Jim Pocock will speak on “The Boys in the Boat – the Rest of the Story” about his personal memories of his great uncle, as well as his grandfather Dick who built boats exclusively for Yale for 46 years. Together, these brothers built 21 Olympic gold medal winning boats, including every gold medal winning 8 oared shell from 1920 – 1956. Jim will talk about the development of the sport of rowing in America, tell many interesting stories not included in the book, and fill in some colorful background on others.

Please register for this program online at http://www.woodbridge.lioninc.org/events/the-boys-in-the-boat-the-rest-of-the-story/.