The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
The #1 New York Times–bestselling story about the American Olympic rowing triumph in Nazi Germany—from the author of Facing the Mountain. For readers of Unbroken, 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.
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Author is extra detailed. Gets better toward the 2nd half, but still a good read. I really appreciated the thorough epilogue.
This book was very hyped up to me. I liked how the author wove in stories of what was happening around the world, the rowers individual lives, coaching philosophies, and the science of rowing.
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