01846cam a2200361 i 4500 263860707 TxAuBib 20160531120000.0 131019t20142013||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780670025817 067002581X TxAuBib rda Brown, Daniel, 1951- The boys in the boat : Nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics / Daniel James Brown. Nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. 9 Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. New York : Penguin Books, 2014. ℗2013. 404 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes Notes and index. "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. Accelerated Reader AR UG 8.4 27.0 167221. 20160531. University of Washington Rowing History. Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany.) Rowing United States History. Rowers United States Biography. Olympics Participation, American History. Olympics History.