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The boys in the boat : nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics / Daniel James Brown.

Brown, Daniel James, 1951- (author.).

Summary:

"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.

Record details

ISBN: 9780143125471
ISBN: 0143125478
ISBN: 9780147517951
ISBN: 0147517958
ISBN: 067002581X
ISBN: 9780670025817
Physical Description: 404 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Publisher: New York, New York : Penguin Books, 2014.
Copyright: ©2013

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally published: New York : Viking, 2013.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 376-391) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	1899-1933 : What seasons they have been through -- 1934 : Resiliency -- 1935 : The parts that really matter -- 1936 : Touching the divine.