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Spoken Sound
Author Brown, Daniel, 1951-

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

Imprint Prince Frederick, Md. : Recorded Books, p2013

Copies

Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Pittsburg 2nd Fl Audiobook CD  CD AB 797.12 Bro    ---  Available
Edition Unabridged.
Description 12 sound discs (14 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Source NAV 2/15 PPL
System Details Compact discs.
Note Subtitle from container.
Performer Narrated by Edward Herrmann.
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 Adof Hitler in the Olympic games in Berlin, 1936.
Subject Audiobooks.
Rowing -- United States -- History.
Rowers -- United States -- Biography.
University of Washington -- Rowing -- History.
Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany)
Added Author Herrmann, Edward, 1943-2014.
Recorded Books, Inc.
ISBN 9781470352509
1470352508
Music No. C02426 Recorded Books

 
    
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