The Boys in the Boat - 101 Amazing Facts You Didn't Know: GWhizBooks.com

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• Language: English
• Publisher: GWhizBooks.com
• Release date: Jul 6, 2014
• ISBN: 9781501471568

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Level one – easy

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The Boys in the Boat was published on the 4th of June 2013 by the publisher Viking Adult.

The book is considered to be part of History and Non-Fiction genres.

The book tells the story of the struggle of the University of Washington's 1936 rowing team during the Olympics in order to win a gold medal and make the American people notice this sport.

The book was originally published in its hardcover format with 416 pages in total.

The book focuses on how a team formed by the sons of farmers, loggers and shipyard workers is able to defeat Eastern and British elite teams and, finally  Adolf Hitler's rowing crew in  the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.

The book tells the story of Joe Rantz, one of the team rowers, who grew without a family and who rows only for improving his self-esteem without having in mind any kind of praise.

The book goes through the boys' diaries, photographs and memories while showing how it is possible to find hope in the darkest times.

The book can be