02120cam a2200397 i 4500 396381116 TxAuBib 20191029120000.0 131019t20142013||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780143125471 trade paper $17.00 0143125478 trade paper $17.00 (OCoLC)861208340 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, New York : Penguin Books, 2014. ℗2013. 403 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Originally published: New York : Viking, [2013]. Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-392) and index. 1899-1933 : What seasons they have been through -- 1934 : Resiliency -- 1935 : The parts that really matter -- 1936 : Touching the divine. "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. 20191029. University of Washington Rowing History. Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany.) Rowing United States History. Rowers United States Biography. Olympics History. Biography. History.