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Author
Publisher
Penguin Audio
Pub. Date
p2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
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.
Author
Publisher
Puffin Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In 1936 Berlin, an eight-oared rowing team of working-class young men from the American West faced off against teams from Germany and Italy in the Olympics. Discusses the personal challenges each one of them faced during the Great Depression, the odds they overcame in making the team, and their triumphant finish.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Berlin, 1936. The Olympic finals of the eight-oared rowing race. Germany, Italy, USA. The American boat touches the finish line first, beating all odds and sending Hitler away in a silent rage. In the midst of the Great Depression, the nine rowers showed the world what true grit really meant. They were western, working-class boys who never expected to beat the elite teams of the East Coast and Great Britain, yet they did. At the center of the tale...
