The boys in the boat : the true story of an American team's epic journey to win gold at the 1936 Olympics
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- ISBN: 0451475925
- ISBN: 9780451475923
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Physical Description:
xi, 227 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
print - Publisher: New York, New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2015.
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General Note: | "This work is based on The boys in the boat : nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics"--Title page verso. Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Only nine seats -- A dream life shattered -- A thousand and one small things -- Life in exile -- Making the climb -- Another chance at a home -- A rare and sacred thing -- Going it alone -- Part of a single thing -- A broken machine -- The makings of something exceptional -- Almost without pain -- Stay out of our life -- Driven nearly to madness -- Battle in California -- Rage, fear, and uncertainty -- Difficult and dangerous work -- The parts that really matter -- A truth to come to terms with -- Finding their swing -- Save, save, save -- Here's where we take California -- Rowing for liberty -- Fighting, fuming, and coming together -- A game of cat and mouse -- In the race of their lives -- timeline of events -- The art of rowing. |
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La Conner Regional Library | J 797.12 BROWN | 104434 | CHILDREN | Checked out | 04/30/2024 |