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

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 Ado...

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Main Author: Brown, Daniel James, 1951-
Other Authors: Herrmann, Edward, 1943-2014 (Narrator)
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Audio, [2013]
Edition:Unabridged.
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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.
Item Description:Subtitle from container.
Compact discs.
Physical Description:12 sound discs (14.5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:9781611761696
1611761697
9781470352509
1470352508
Author Notes:Daniel James Brown was born in Berkeley, California. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English at the University of California at Berkeley and a Master of Arts degree from the University of California at Los Angeles. He has taught writing at San Jose State University and Stanford University.

He is the author of The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride, Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894, and The Boys in the Boat.

(Bowker Author Biography)