"Olympic Games (11 : 1936 : Berlin, Germany)" . . . "United States" . . "Cast aside by his family at an early age, abandoned and left to fend for himself in the woods of Washington State, young Joe Rantz turns to rowing as a way of escaping his past. What follows is an extraordinary journey, as Joe and eight other working-class boys exchange the sweat and dust of life in 1930s America for the promise of glory at the heart of Hitler's Berlin. Stroke by stroke, a remarkable young man strives to regain his shattered self-regard, to dare again to trust in others and to find his way back home."@en . "The boys in the boat : an epic journey to the heart of Hitler's Berlin"@en . "The boys in the boat : an epic journey to the heart of Hitler's Berlin" . . . "The boys in the boat : an epic true-life journey to the heart of Hitler's Berlin" . "The boys in the boat : an epic true-life journey to the heart of Hitler's Berlin"@en . . "Sport." . . . . "The Boys in the Boat' is the story of Joe Rantz, a charismatic young man born dirt poor in the woods of Washington State, who dreams of escaping the challenges of the Great Depression, and a complicated family life full of painful memories. What follows is an extraordinary journey, as Joe and eight other young men exchange the sweat and graft and dust of ordinary life for the purer rigours of sport at its very highest level - a journey at the end of which lies a gold medal rowing race at the Berlin Olympics of 1936, in front of Hitler himself. Told against the grand backdrop of 1930s America, 'The Boys in the Boat' is a story full of lyricism and unexpected beauty; a story that rises above sport, and even the grand sweep of history itself, in favour of something more personal." . . . . . "The boys in the boat" . . . . . . . "Biography." . "The boys in the boat : an epic-life journey to the heart of Hitler's Berlin" . "History"@en . "History" . . . . "War and conflict"@en . . . . . "Biography" . "Biography"@en . . "Cast aside by his family at an early age, abandoned and left to fend for himself in the woods of Washington State, young Joe Rantz turns to rowing as a way of escaping his past. What follows is an extraordinary journey, as Joe and eight other working-class boys exchange the sweat and dust of life in 1930s America for the promise of glory at the heart of Hitler's Berlin. Stroke by stroke, a remarkable young man strives to regain his shattered self-regard, to dare again to trust in others and to find his way back home. Told against the backdrop of the Great Depression, The Boys in the Boat is narrative non-fiction of the first order; a personal story full of lyricism and unexpected beauty that rises above the grand sweep of history, and captures instead the purest essence of what it means to be alive." . . . . . . . . . . . "Rowing." . . "University of Washington" . . . . . "Rowers" . . "Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany)" . . . "Rowers United States Biography." . . "Rowing United States History 20th century." . . "1900 - 1999" . . "Rowing" . .