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...
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...
