{"product_id":"the-seven-seat-9781493043545","title":"The Seven Seat","description":"\u003cp\u003eHarvard University coach and acclaimed rowing author, Dan Boyne, tells a humorous story of his first year of freshman crew, including a sub plot of personal redemption against an insufferable football player who has bullied him throughout high school. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter being accepted at Trinity College in Hartford, CT, Boyne decides to take up rowing, the only sport that takes place far off campus, on the adventurous waters of The Connecticut River. There, he quickly experiences the unique rigors, rewards, and colorful personalities of the sport, not knowing that his nemesis has decided to try out for crew, at rival school Coast Guard Academy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs racing season approaches, Boyne becomes part of an exceptional freshman lightweight boat, with high hopes to win the National Championships in Philadelphia that year, but his final fears are realized when he discovers that his old high school archenemy is also doing well, and rowing in the very same position as he is--the seven seat.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors previous book, \u003ci\u003eThe Red Rose Crew \u003c\/i\u003eearned a starred \u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003c\/i\u003ereview and became a \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller in 2001.\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2008, Dan was awarded first prize in the category of biography in the Premier Book Awards for\u003ci\u003e Kelly\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMotion picture rights for \u003ci\u003eThe Red Rose Crew \u003c\/i\u003ehave been sold, and the script is now being written. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lyons Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/23\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781493043545\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.70w x 1.00d","brand":"Daniel J. Boyne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53458814337205,"sku":"9781493043545","price":23.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781493043545.jpg?v=1791297208","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-seven-seat-9781493043545","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}