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ISBN: 9780143125471

Book Title: Boys in the Boat : Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

Item Length: 8.5in

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

Publication Year: 2014

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Item Height: 0.9in

Author: Daniel James Brown

Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation, History

Topic: United States / 20th Century, United States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (Or, Wa), Sports, Olympics & Paralympics

Item Width: 5.5in

Item Weight: 11.8 Oz

Number of Pages: 432 Pages

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The #1 New York Times -bestselling story about American Olympic triumph in Nazi Germany and now the inspiration for the PBS documentary "The Boys of '36'." 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.

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Penguin Publishing Group

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0143125478

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9780143125471

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Book Title

Boys in the Boat : Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

Author

Daniel James Brown

Format

Trade Paperback

Language

English

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United States / 20th Century, United States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (Or, Wa), Sports, Olympics & Paralympics

Publication Year

2014

Genre

Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation, History

Number of Pages

432 Pages

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8.5in

Item Height

0.9in

Item Width

5.5in

Item Weight

11.8 Oz

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Gv796.B764 2014

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2023-496605

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797.12/30973

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by desha
Jan 30, 2022Top favourable review
Great Sports Book
Perhaps the best sports book I have read.... better than Chariots of Fire. Very inspiring as well. A tale of the rowing crew from the University of Washington who not only won almost all their intercollegiate races in the 1930's but went on to win the 1936 Olympics. The story focuses on one character who overcame immense odds starting when he was 10 years old, to his success in life. It is also about Depression era America. Read this book!!!Perhaps the best sports book I have read.... better than Chariots of Fire. Very inspiring as well. A tale of the rowing crew from the University of Washington who not only won almost all their intercollegiate races in the 1930's but went on to win the 1936 Olympics. The story focuses on one character who overcame immense odds starting when he was 10 years old, to his success in life. It is also about Depression era America. Read this book!!!
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by jolleanne
Jan 15, 2019Top critical review
It's a soft cover book but large size for easy reading
The book is in fine condition and I it is a book that I have wanted to read so, I am pleased to have it at a reasonable price. I would have liked hard cover but the book is good for the price. The true story is fascinating to read. Five stars for the content and the physical book is what I expected.
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by reichdav
Jan 08, 2024
Says it all
I rate this book up there with "Killers of the Flower Moon", "Unbroken", "Seabiscuit" and a number of other GREAT books. It is a lot more than the story of a college rowing crew going to the 1936 Olympics. It is another illustration of why my parent's generation were the GREATEST. It also gives an "eyewitness" account of the Great Depression and the rise of Hitler in Germany. A must read.
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by esgesea
Oct 23, 2015
tried to be there, now I know how they did that
This novel helped give a perspective to my experience of rowing at the University of Oregon. In 1969-70 the freshman coach was first year grad student David Thompson, who graduated the previous year from U of W and the Husky crew. The book gave me a deeper insight into the genealogy of our rowing style, the historical perspective of our beautiful cedar Pocock racing shells, and our coaches relation other rowing programs, especially California's. The book is absolutely a must read for any American oarsperson and their friends or family. They can not help but benefit learning the history it contains. I doubt it will disappoint anyone else.. Steve CalvertThis novel helped give a perspective to my experience of rowing at the University of Oregon. In 1969-70 the freshman coach was first year grad student David Thompson, who graduated the previous year from U of W and the Husky crew. The book gave me a deeper insight into the genealogy of our rowing style, the historical perspective of our beautiful cedar Pocock racing shells, and our coaches relation other rowing programs, especially California's. The book is absolutely a must read for any American oarsperson and their friends or family. They can not help but benefit learning the history it contains. I doubt it will disappoint anyone else.. Steve Calvert
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by virgininovotne0
Jan 18, 2024
The Boys in the Boat is a novel that draws you into the life of these people.
A terrific book. This author catches the reader's interest in the first chapter. This is a great look back to life of Americans during this time, and how they survived during the Depression and Dust Storms of the West.
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