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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.
"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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- 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. |
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| Genre: | Biography. History. Biography. History. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| La Conner Regional Library | 797.12 BROWN | 99473 | NON FICTION | Available | - |