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The boys in the boat nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics Cover Image CD Audiobook

The boys in the boat [sound recording] : nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics / Daniel James Brown.

Brown, Daniel James, 1951- (Author). Herrmann, Edward, 1943-2014 (Added Author).

Summary:

This is the remarkable story of the University of Washington's 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest for an Olympic gold medal. The sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the boys defeated elite rivals first from eastern and British universities and finally the German crew rowing for Adolf Hitler in the Olympic games in Berlin, 1936.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781611761696
  • ISBN: 1611761697
  • ISBN: 1470352508
  • Physical Description: 12 audio discs (14.5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Unabridged.
  • Publisher: New York : Penguin Audio, [2013]

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Compact discs.
GMD: sound recording
Subtitle from container.
Participant or Performer Note:
Read by Edward Herrmann.

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Subject: University of Washington > Rowing > History.
Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany)
Rowing > United States > History.
Rowers > United States > Biography.
Genre: Audiobooks.
Sound recordings.
Biographies.

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  • 28 of 30 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.

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Statesville Main Library CDB 797.123097 BRO (Text) 33114017367202 Adult Audiobook Nonfiction Available -