The boys in the boat : nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics / Daniel James Brown.
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TextDescription: 404 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmISBN: 9780143125471; 0143125478Other title: Nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics | 9 Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin OlympicsSubject(s): University of Washington -- Rowing -- History | Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany) | Rowing -- United States -- History | Rowers -- United States -- Biography | Olympics -- Participation, American -- History | Olympics -- HistorySummary: "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. ... 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"--Back cover.
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Includes Notes and index.
"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. ... 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"--Back cover.
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