Daniel James Brown’s robust book tells the story of the University of Washington’s 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest for an Olympic gold medal, a team that transformed the sport and grabbed the attention of millions of Americans. The sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the boys defeated …
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Daniel James Brown’s robust book tells the story of the University of Washington’s 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest for an Olympic gold medal, a team that transformed the sport and grabbed the attention of millions of Americans. The sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the boys defeated elite rivals first from eastern and British universities and finally the German crew rowing for Adolf Hitler in the Olympic games in Berlin, 1936. The emotional heart of the story lies with one rower, Joe Rantz, a teenager without family or prospects, who rows not for glory, but to regain his shattered self-regard and to find a place he can call home. The crew is assembled by an enigmatic coach and mentored by a visionary, eccentric British boat builder, but it is their trust in each other that makes them a victorious team. They remind the country of what can be done when everyone quite literally pulls together—a perfect melding of commitment, determination, and optimism. Drawing on the boys’ own diaries and journals, their photos and memories of a once-in-a-lifetime shared dream, The Boys in the Boat is an irresistible story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most desperate of times—the improbable, intimate story of nine working-class boys from the American west who, in the depths of the Great Depression, showed the world what true grit really meant. It will appeal to readers of Erik Larson, Timothy Egan, James Bradley, and David Halberstam's The Amateurs.
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The Boys in the Boat
Hardcover, 404 pages
English language
Published Dec. 30, 2013 by Viking.
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- 978-0-670-02581-7Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 875536117
The Boys in the Boat
Paperback, 352 pages
English language
Published Dec. 30, 2018 by Thorndike Press.
- ISBN:
- 978-1-4328-5028-9Copied ISBN!
The boys in the boat
611 pages
English language
Published Dec. 30, 2013 by W F Howes Ltd.
- ISBN:
- 978-1-4712-3867-3Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 851390523
The boys in the boat
404 pages
English language
Published Dec. 30, 2013 by Macmillan.
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- 978-0-230-76889-5Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 829960907
The Boys in the Boat
Paperback, 576 pages
English language
Published Dec. 30, 2021 by Penguin Books.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-14-313696-5Copied ISBN!
Boys In The Boat
Paperback
English language
Published Dec. 30, 2014 by Pan Books.
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- 978-1-4472-1098-6Copied ISBN!
The Boys in the Boat
Paperback
English language
Published Dec. 30, 2014 by Penguin Books.
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- 978-0-14-312547-1Copied ISBN!
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel Brown
Paperback, 393 pages
Published Oct. 1, 2015 by Sichuan People's Publishing House.
- ISBN:
- 978-7-220-09527-6Copied ISBN!
Kürek Cocuklari
Paperback, 480 pages
Published Nov. 1, 2017 by Inkilap Kitabevi.
- ISBN:
- 978-975-10-3804-3Copied ISBN!
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Paperback, 560 pages
Published July 26, 2016 by Penguin Books.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-14-313083-3Copied ISBN!
The Boys In The Boat
library binding, 416 pages
Published May 27, 2014 by Turtleback Books.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-606-35672-5Copied ISBN!
The Boys in the Boat
Paperback, 256 pages
Published Aug. 2, 2016 by Puffin Books.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-14-751685-5Copied ISBN!
Boys in the Boat
742 pages
English language
Published Dec. 30, 2014 by Large Print Press.
- ISBN:
- 978-1-59413-779-2Copied ISBN!
The Boys in the Boat
audio cd, 12 pages
Published June 4, 2013 by Penguin Audio.
- ISBN:
- 978-1-61176-169-6Copied ISBN!
The boys in the boat
743 pages
English language
Published Dec. 30, 2013
- ISBN:
- 978-1-4104-5954-1Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 837180176
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