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For readers of"Unbroken," out of the depths of the Great Depression comes the astonishing tale of nine working-class boys from the American West who at the 1936 Olympics showed the world what true grit really meant. With rowers who were the sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the University of Washington s eight-oar crew was never expected to defeat the elite East Coast teams, yet they did, going on to shock the world by challenging the German boat rowing for Adolf Hitler.Product Videos
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Author Daniel Brown
Binding Paperback
Language English
Book Type Nonfiction
Grade Content 9-12
Lexile 1000
Accelerated Reading Level 6.9
Subject ELA
Copyright 2016
