The boys in the boat : nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics /
Brown, Daniel James, 1951-
The boys in the boat : nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics / 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. Daniel James Brown. - 404 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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.
9780143125471 0143125478
University of Washington--Rowing--History.
Olympic Games Berlin, Germany) 1936 : (11th :
Rowing--History.--United States
Rowers--United States--Biography.
Olympics--Participation, American--History.
Olympics--History.
The boys in the boat : nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics / 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. Daniel James Brown. - 404 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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.
9780143125471 0143125478
University of Washington--Rowing--History.
Olympic Games Berlin, Germany) 1936 : (11th :
Rowing--History.--United States
Rowers--United States--Biography.
Olympics--Participation, American--History.
Olympics--History.