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The Boys in the Boat [Book Review] #ThrowbackThursday #bookx #booksky #bookblogger #NonFicNov25 #sports #Nonfiction #olympics #narrativenonfiction

The Boys in the Boat is a riveting account of overcoming hardship, competition, rowing, teamwork, trust, and friendship.

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown

The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown cover) Image: a sunset or sunrise shote of a crew team on a still body of water

Genre/Categories/Setting: Nonfiction, Olympics, Rowing, Competitive Sports, US History, United States, Germany

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Welcome to #ThrowBackThursday where I highlight an older review or post a current review of a backlist title. This week, I’m featuring a favorite narrative nonfiction, The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown.

I’m linking up with Davida @ The Chocolate Lady’s Book Review Blog for #ThrowbackThursday.

My Summary:

The Boys in the Boat is the dramatic, heartfelt, and compelling story of the University of Washington’s 1936 boat crew and their quest for Olympic Gold. It’s a story of a shared dream, defeating elite East Coast rivals, teamwork, beating the odds, striving for perfection, passion, struggle, underdogs, accomplishment, finding your “swing,” a determined coach, and a poetic (and quotable) boat builder. And, of course, Hitler’s Olympics.

1936 men's Olympic rowing crew
1936 Crew (photo cred)

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