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The Boys In The Boat

- An Epic Journey to the Heart of Hitler's Berlin
Af: Daniel James Brown Engelsk Paperback

The Boys In The Boat

- An Epic Journey to the Heart of Hitler's Berlin
Af: Daniel James Brown Engelsk Paperback
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<p><b>Now a major motion picture, directed by George Clooney.<br><br>From the Great Depression to Nazi Germany, <i>The Boys in the Boat</i> is the astonishing true story of the 1936 American men's eight rowing team on their quest for Olympic gold.<br><br>'It is impossible not to get wrapped up in the emotion' &ndash; <i>The Times</i></b><br><br>It is considered one of the most difficult sports in the world. For Joe Rantz, it might be his only choice.<br><br>Cast aside by his family at an early age, Joe was abandoned, left to fend for himself in the woods of Washington State. Like so many, he had to work his way through college. The rowing team offered money &ndash; and a home.<br><br>An extraordinary journey follows, as Joe and eight other working-class boys exchange the sweat and dust of life in 1930s America for the promise of glory on the team &ndash; and at the Berlin Olympics, in the heart of Hitler&rsquo;s Germany.<br><br>With the weight of history on his shoulders, stroke by stroke, Joe strives to regain his shattered self-regard, to dare again to trust in others &ndash; and to find his way back home.<br><br><b>Rising above the grand sweep of history, Daniel James Brown's <i>The Boys in the Boat</i> is a personal story of unexpected beauty, capturing the purest essence of what it means to be alive.</b><br><br><b>'A moving, enlightening and gripping tale' &ndash; <i>Financial Times</i></b></p>
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<p><b>Now a major motion picture, directed by George Clooney.<br><br>From the Great Depression to Nazi Germany, <i>The Boys in the Boat</i> is the astonishing true story of the 1936 American men's eight rowing team on their quest for Olympic gold.<br><br>'It is impossible not to get wrapped up in the emotion' &ndash; <i>The Times</i></b><br><br>It is considered one of the most difficult sports in the world. For Joe Rantz, it might be his only choice.<br><br>Cast aside by his family at an early age, Joe was abandoned, left to fend for himself in the woods of Washington State. Like so many, he had to work his way through college. The rowing team offered money &ndash; and a home.<br><br>An extraordinary journey follows, as Joe and eight other working-class boys exchange the sweat and dust of life in 1930s America for the promise of glory on the team &ndash; and at the Berlin Olympics, in the heart of Hitler&rsquo;s Germany.<br><br>With the weight of history on his shoulders, stroke by stroke, Joe strives to regain his shattered self-regard, to dare again to trust in others &ndash; and to find his way back home.<br><br><b>Rising above the grand sweep of history, Daniel James Brown's <i>The Boys in the Boat</i> is a personal story of unexpected beauty, capturing the purest essence of what it means to be alive.</b><br><br><b>'A moving, enlightening and gripping tale' &ndash; <i>Financial Times</i></b></p>
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 416
ISBN-13: 9781447210986
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1447210980
Kategori: Washington (US State)
Udg. Dato: 2 jan 2014
Længde: 27mm
Bredde: 131mm
Højde: 196mm
Forlag: Pan Macmillan
Oplagsdato: 2 jan 2014
Forfatter(e): Daniel James Brown
Forfatter(e) Daniel James Brown

Kategori Washington (US State)

ISBN-13 9781447210986

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 416

Udgave

Længde 27mm

Bredde 131mm

Højde 196mm

Udg. Dato 2 jan 2014

Oplagsdato 2 jan 2014

Forlag Pan Macmillan