The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
(Part of the The Boys in The Boat Series)
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Now a Major Motion Picture Directed by George Clooney 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...
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Amazing book
Incredible Olympic story of perseverance during tough times in American history.
Gold Medal book
Recommend to all
OMG what a book. It should be mandatory reading for all rowers! This team ascended to the pinnacle o
One of the Best Books of the Ones I have Read this Year.
***** Inspiring.
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