Hitler Awaits Rowers After They Beat Ivy League: Books
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Before I read about “The Boys in the Boat” being optioned by Hollywood or compared to “Seabiscuit,” I was already envisioning it on the big screen.
It’s a stirring tale of nine Depression-era athletes beating the odds and their inner demons to compete at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. You can Google the result and spoil the sport, but that won’t dull the many pleasures in Daniel James Brown’s colorful, highly readable celebration of a grueling collegiate challenge.