The boys in the boat
Subtitle: an epic true-life journey to the heart of Hitler's Berlin
By: Daniel James Brown
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9780230768895
Subjects: Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany); Olympic Games. fast (OCoLC)fst01408249; Rowers; History
Description: 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. Stroke by stroke, a remarkable young man strives to regain his shattered self-regard, to dare again to trust in others and to find his way back home.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1899-1933 What seasons they have been through; title: 1934: Resiliency; title: 1935: The parts that really matter; title: 1936: Touching the divine.