Boys in the Boat_ Nine Americans and The.epub

ALSO BY DANIEL JAMES BROWN The Indifferent Stars Above Under a Flaming Sky Praise for The Boys in the Boat “For those who like adventure stories straight up, The Boys in the Boat . . . is this year’s closest approximation of Unbroken. . . . It’s about the University of Washington’s crew team: ‘Nine working- class boys from the American West who at the 1936 Olympics showed the world what true grit really meant.’” —The New York Times “The astonishing story of the University of Washington’s 1936 eight-oar varsity crew and its rise from obscurity to fame . . . The individual stories of these young men are almost as compelling as the rise of the team itself. Brown excels at weaving those stories with the larger narrative, all culminating in the 1936 Olympic Games. . . . A story this breathtaking demands an equally compelling author, and Brown does not disappoint. The narrative rises inexorably, with the final fifty pages blurring by with white- knuckled suspense as these all-American underdogs pull off the unimaginable.” —The Seattle Times “Cogent history . . . and a surprisingly suspenseful tale of triumph.” —USA Today “This riveting ta......