The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

Daniel James Brown

416 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction biography history sports emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
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For readers of Laura Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit and Unbroken, the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at Hitler's 1936 Berlin Olympics. Daniel James Brown's robust book tells the story of the University of Washington...

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inspiring 90%
informative 61%
emotional 56%
hopeful 51%
adventurous 44%
reflective 33%
tense 15%
challenging 12%
sad 5%
funny 4%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 2%
dark 1%

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slow 25%
fast 11%

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