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The boys in the boat [nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics] Cover Image CD Audiobook CD Audiobook

The boys in the boat [nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics]

Brown, Daniel 1951- (Author). Herrmann, Edward, 1943- (Added Author).

Summary: This is the remarkable story of the University of Washington's 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest for an Olympic gold medal. 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.

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  • ISBN: 9781611761696
  • ISBN: 1611761697
  • Physical Description: sound recording
    sound disc
    12 sound discs (14.5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Unabridged.
  • Publisher: New York : Penguin Audio, p2013.

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Subtitle from container.
Compact discs.
Participant or Performer Note: Read by Edward Herrmann.

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Subject: University of Washington Rowing History
Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany)
Rowing United States History
Rowers United States Biography
Genre: Audiobooks.

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