The boys in the boat : nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

Brown, Daniel James 1951- (author.).

Summary: "For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most desperate of times--the improbable, intimate account of how nine working-class boys from the American West showed the world at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin what true grit really meant. It was an unlikely quest from the start. With a team composed of the sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the University of Washington's eight-oar crew team was never expected to defeat the elite teams of the East Coast and Great Britain, yet they did, going on to shock the world by defeating the German team rowing for Adolf Hitler. The emotional heart of the tale lies with Joe Rantz, a teenager without family or prospects, who rows not only to regain his shattered self-regard but also to find a real place for himself in the world. Drawing on the boys' own journals and vivid memories of a once-in-a-lifetime shared dream, Brown has created an unforgettable portrait of an era, a celebration of a remarkable achievement, and a chronicle of one extraordinary young man's personal quest." -- Publisher's description

Item details

ISBN: 9780143125471
ISBN: 0143125478
ISBN: 9780147517951
ISBN: 0147517958
ISBN: 067002581X
ISBN: 9780670025817
Physical Description: print
403, 13 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm
Publisher: New York, New York : Penguin Books, 2014.

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Reprint. Originally published: New York : Viking, 2013.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 376-391) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	1899-1933 : What seasons they have been through -- 1934 : Resiliency -- 1935 : The parts that really matter -- 1936 : Touching the divine.
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader AR UG 8.4 27.0 167221.

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