The Boys in the Boat

Soon to be a major motion picture directed by George Clooney The #1 New York TimesΓÇôbestselling story about the American Olympic rowing triumph in Nazi GermanyΓÇöfrom 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 timesΓÇöthe improbableintimate 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. It was an unlikely quest from the start. With a team composed of the sons of loggersshipyard workersand farmersthe University of WashingtonΓÇÖs eight-oar crew team was never expected to defeat the elite teams of the East Coast and Great Britainyet they didgoing on to shock the world by defeating the German team rowing for Adolf Hitler. The emotional heart of the tale lies with Joe Rantza teenager without family or prospectswho rows not only to regain his shattered self-regard but also to find a real place for himself in the world. Drawing on the boysΓÇÖ own journals and vivid memories of a once-in-a-lifetime shared dreamBrown has created an unforgettable portrait of an eraa celebration of a remarkable achievementand a chronicle of one extraordinary young manΓÇÖs personal quest.