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ALSO BY DANIEL JAMES BROWN
The Indifferent Stars Above
Under a Flaming Sky

Praise for The Boys in the Boat
“For those who like adventure stories straight up, The Boys in the Boat
. . . is this year’s closest approximation of Unbroken. . . .
It’s about the University of Washington’s crew team: ‘Nine working-class boys from the American West who at the 1936 Olympics showed the world what true grit really meant.’”
—The New York Times
“The astonishing story of the University of Washington’s 1936 eight-oar varsity crew and its rise from obscurity to fame . . . The individual stories of these young men are almost as compelling as the rise of the team itself. Brown excels at weaving those stories with the larger narrative, all culminating in the 1936 Olympic Games. . . . A story this breathtaking demands an equally compelling author, and Brown does not disappoint. The narrative rises inexorably, with the final fifty pages blurring by with white-knuckled suspense as these all-American underdogs pull off the unimaginable.”
—The Seattle Times
“Cogent history . . . and a surprisingly suspenseful tale of triumph.”
—USA Today
“This riveting tale of beating the odds (and the Germans) at the 1936 Olympics is a rousing story of American can-do-ism. It’s also a portrait of the nine boys who first rowed together for the University of Washington, and of the one in particular who made the sport his family and his home.”
—Parade
“This riveting and inspiring saga evokes that of Seabiscuit. . . . Readers need neither background nor interest in competitive rowing to be captivated by this remarkable and beautifully crafted history. Written with the drama of a compelling novel, it’s a quintessentially American story that burnishes the esteem in which we embrace what has come to be known as the Greatest Generation.”
—Associated Press
“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.”
—Bloomberg
“If you imagined a great regatta of books about rowing, then Brown’s The Boys in the Boat
certainly makes the final heat.”
—The Boston Globe
“Brown’s book juxtaposes the coming together of the Washington crew team against the Nazis’ preparations for the games, weaving together a history that feels both intimately personal an ............

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