- ISBN: 9781410499561 | 1410499561
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 3/8/2017
A #1 New York Times Bestseller Adapted for Young Readers
Inspiration for the PBS American Experience Documentary The Boys of 36
For readers of Unbroken^ out of the depths of the Great Depression comes the astonishing tale of nine working-class boys from the American West who at the 1936 Olympics showed the world what true grit really meant. With rowers who were the sons of loggers^ shipyard workers^ and farmers^ the University of Washingtonâs eight-oar crew was never expected to defeat the elite East Coast teams^ yet they did^ going on to shock the world by challenging the German boat rowing for Adolf Hitler.
At the center of the tale is Joe Rantz^ a teenager without family or prospects^ whose personal quest captures the spirit of his generation â the generation that would prove in the coming years that the Nazis could not prevail over American determination and optimism.