The Boys in the Boat

Author(s): Daniel James Brown

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'The Boys in the Boat' is the story of Joe Rantz, a charismatic young man born dirt poor in the woods of Washington State, who dreams of escaping the challenges of the Great Depression, and a complicated family life full of painful memories. What follows is an extraordinary journey, as Joe and eight other young men exchange the sweat and graft and dust of ordinary life for the purer rigours of sport at its very highest level - a journey at the end of which lies a gold medal rowing race at the Berlin Olympics of 1936, in front of Hitler himself. Told against the grand backdrop of 1930s America, 'The Boys in the Boat' is a story full of lyricism and unexpected beauty; a story that rises above sport, and even the grand sweep of history itself, in favour of something more personal.


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"'The Boys in the Boat is not only a great and inspiring true story; it is a fascinating work of history' Nathaniel Philbrick, author of In the Heart of the Sea 'I really can't rave enough about this book... I read the last fifty pages with white knuckles, and the last twenty-five with tears in my eyes' David Laskin, author of The Children's Blizzard and The Long Way Home 'A thrilling, heart-thumping tale of a most remarkable band of rowing brothers' Timothy Egan, author of The Worst Hard Time"

Daniel James Brown is the author of The Indifferent Stars Above and Under A Flaming Sky. He lives in Washington State.

General Fields

  • : 9780230768895
  • : Pan Macmillan
  • : Macmillan
  • : January 2013
  • : 234mm X 153mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Daniel James Brown
  • : Paperback
  • : 613
  • : 797.123092
  • : 320