01812pam a2200253 4500 6067 20181127180823.0 9781447210986 Brown, Daniel, 1951- The boys in the boat : an epic true-life journey to the heart of Hitler's Berlin / Daniel James Brown. London : Pan Books, 2014. 404 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm. still image rdacontent. text rdacontent. unmediated rdamedia. volume rdacarrier. Originally published: London: Macmillan, 2013. Includes bibliographical references and index. This is an epic true-life journey to the heart of Hitler's Berlin. Cast aside by his family at an early age, abandoned and left to fend for himself in the woods of Washington State, young Joe Rantz turns to rowing as a way of escaping his past. What follows is an extraordinary journey, as Joe and eight other working- class boys exchange the sweat and dust of life in 1930s America for the promise of glory at the heart of Hitler's Berlin. Stroke by stroke, a remarkable young man strives to regain his shattered self-regard, to dare again to trust in others - and to find his way back home. Told against the backdrop of the Great Depression, The Boys in the Boat is narrative non-fiction of the first order; a personal story full of lyricism and unexpected beauty that rises above the grand sweep of history, and captures instead the purest essence of what it means to be alive Rantz, Joe. Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany) Rowers -- United States -- Biography. Rowers United States History 20th century. 5122 5122 0 0 ddc 0 0 MAIN RTCLIB RTCLIB MAIN 9610 0 920 BRO 30008339 2018-11-27 00:00:00 2018-11-27 MAIN