The Boys In The Boat: An Epic True-Life Journey To The Heart Of Hitler's Berlin
de Brown, Daniel James
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- Fine in Fine Dust Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0230763847
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- 9780230763845
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London, UK: Macmillan. Hardcover. 2013. 3rd Printing. 8vo 404pp . Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. B&W Photographs. Cast aside by his family at an early age, abandoned and left to fend for himself in the woods of Washington State, young Joe Rantz turns to rowing as a way of escaping his past. What follows is an extraordinary journey, as Joe and eight other working-class boys exchange the sweat and dust of life in 1930s America for the promise of glory at the heart of Hitler's Berlin .
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The New York Times –bestselling story about American Olympic triumph in Nazi Germany 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. It was an unlikely quest from the start. With a team composed of the sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the University of Washington’s eight-oar crew team was never expected to defeat the elite teams of the East Coast and Great Britain, yet they did, going on to shock the world by defeating the German team rowing for Adolf Hitler. The emotional heart of the tale lies with Joe Rantz, a teenager without family or prospects, who rows not only to regain his shattered self-regard but also to find a real place for himself in the world. Drawing on the boys’ own journals and vivid memories of a once-in-a-lifetime shared dream, 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.
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- Título
- The Boys In The Boat: An Epic True-Life Journey To The Heart Of Hitler's Berlin
- Autor
- Brown, Daniel James
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Fine in Fine Dust Jacket
- Edición
- 3rd Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0230763847
- ISBN 13
- 9780230763845
- Editorial
- Macmillan
- Lugar de publicación
- London, UK
- Fecha de publicación
- 2013
- Palabras clave
- Rantz, Joe, Rowers
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Sports & Recreation;
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