Join us for a discussion of the book The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown from 3:00pm-4:00pm, followed by a screening of the film The Boys in the Boat from 4:15pm-6:30pm.
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown
An intimate account of how nine working-class boys from the American West showed the world at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin what true grit really meant. It was an unlikely quest from the start. With a team composed of the sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the University of Washington’s eight-oar crew team was never expected to defeat the elite teams of the East Coast and Great Britain, yet they did, going on to shock the world by defeating the German team rowing for Adolf Hitler.
Please contact Lily Wymer at 970-429-1918 or [email protected] to request a copy of the book prior to the event. Books are limited and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.
For teens and young adults ages 14-24.