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Author Brown, Daniel James, 1951-

Title The boys in the boat : nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics / Daniel James Brown.

Publication Info. New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books, 2014.
©2013
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1575265~S1
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Description 404 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Contents 1899-1933 What seasons they have been through -- 1934: Resiliency -- 1935: The parts that really matter -- 1936: Touching the divine.
Summary "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.
Note Includes bibliography and index.
Subject University of Washington -- Rowing -- History.
Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany)
Rowing -- History.
Rowers -- Biography.
Olympics -- Participation, American -- History.
Olympics -- History.
Added 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 Olympics
ISBN 9780143125471 (pbk.)
0143125478 (pbk.)
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