The Boys in the Boat
Author: Daniel James Brown
Genre: Non-Fiction
Age Group: Adult
Kit Contents: 10 copies of the book, 2 large print copies and suggested discussion questions
Page Count: 404
Publication Date: 2013
Description: The improbable account of how the University of Washington’s eight-oar crew team, composed of the sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, managed to defeat the elite teams of the East Coast and Great Britain at the 1936 Olympics.