The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

The Boys in the Boat

Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

2013 • 418 pages

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Average rating4.4

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Really enjoyed this story about a rowing team who would go on to win gold at the Olympics in Berlin. There were just a few swears, but mostly it's a clean story that focuses on the young men who trained to take the USA to victory in a country already falling prey to Hitler's aims. The backdrop of an increasingly militant nation, using the Olympics as a public display for political reasons, was very interesting.

August 22, 2019