The boys in the boat
Subtitle: an epic true-life journey to the heart of Hitler's Berlin
By: Daniel James Brown
Edition: Large print edition.
Publisher: W F Howes Ltd
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Rearsby
Language: eng
Number of pages: 611
ISBN-13: 9781471238673
Subjects: Rowers; History; Large type books; Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany); Olympic Games. fast (OCoLC)fst01408249
Description: This 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 8 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.
Notes: Standard print edition originally published: London : Macmillan, 2013.