The Boys in the Boat : Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics / Daniel James Brown (Hobe) Check Availability

Biography, Olympic games

2 totes with 14 regular print copies and 1 binder

404 pages

"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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