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1 online resource (404 pages) : illustrations |
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text file rda |
| Contents |
Only nine seats -- A dream life shattered -- A thousand and one small things -- Life in exile -- Making the climb -- Another chance at a home -- A rare and sacred thing -- Going it alone -- Part of a single thing -- A broken machine -- The makings of something exceptional -- Almost without pain -- Stay out of our life -- Driven nearly to madness -- Battle in California -- Rage, fear, and uncertainty -- Difficult and dangerous work -- The parts that really matter -- A truth to come to terms with -- Finding their swing -- Save, save, save -- Here's where we take California -- Rowing for liberty -- Fighting, fuming, and coming together -- A game of cat and mouse -- In the race of their lives -- timeline of events -- The art of rowing. |
| Summary |
Berlin, 1936. The Olympic finals of the eight-oared rowing race. Germany, Italy, USA. The American boat touches the finish line first, beating all odds and sending Hitler away in a silent rage. In the midst of the Great Depression, the nine rowers showed the world what true grit really meant. They were western, working-class boys who never expected to beat the elite teams of the East Coast and Great Britain, yet they did. At the center of the tale is Joe Rantz, whose personal struggle -- and ultimate triumph -- captures the spirit of his generation, the one that would prove in the coming years that the Nazis could not prevail over American determination and optimism. |
| Audience |
1260 Lexile. |
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1260L Lexile |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR UG 8.4 27 167221 |
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Accelerated Reader UG 8.4 27 167221 |
| Summary |
Traces the story of an American rowing team from the University of Washington that defeated elite rivals at Hitler's 1936 Berlin Olympics, sharing the experiences of their enigmatic coach, a visionary boat builder, and a homeless teen rower. |
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Includes index. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
| Subject |
Rantz, Joe, 1914-2007.
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University of Washington -- Rowing -- History.
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University of Washington. |
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University of Washington -- History. |
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Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany)
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Olympic Games. |
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Rowing -- United States -- History.
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Rowers -- United States -- Biography.
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Olympic athletes. |
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Olympic athletes -- United States -- Biography.
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Rowers. |
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Rowing. |
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United States. |
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Biography.
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History.
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Downloadable electronic books. |
| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Brown, Daniel, 1951- Boys in the boat New York, New York : Viking, 2013 9780670025817 (DLC) 2013001560 (OCoLC)818953760 |
| ISBN |
9781101622742 : $51.00 |
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1101622741 : $51.00 |
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