The Boys in the Boat
by Daniel James Brown Includes Analysis
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4.1 • 62 Ratings
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Summary of The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown | Includes Analysis
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The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown, is a non-fiction account of the remarkable life story of Joe Rantz. Rantz was a determined young man who overcame personal tragedy and hardship to win a gold medal at the 1936 Olympics as a member of the US rowing team.
When Joe was four, his mother, Nellie, died of throat cancer. His father, Harry, went to Canada. He sent Joe to Pennsylvania to live with his Aunt Alma while his older brother, Fred, returned to college. A year later, Fred had graduated college and married Thelma. He sent for Joe to live with him and his new wife.
Joe’s father returned and built a new house in Spokane, Washington. He married Thelma’s sister, Thula, a talented violinist. Joe moved in with Harry and Thula…
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Customer Reviews
Quite good.
This book is great and captures the history of these americans. It is a very excellent summary and analysis of The Boys in the Boat. It's great that a detailed summary is available, so I don't have to read a long, long book.
Like a movie trailer....
This summary was like a drink from the fire hose. I suppose it did what it was billed to do. Summarize. I'm sure I've missed the fun of reading and absorbing the details that must be in a book that has such positive press. Reading this was like watching a movie trailer. I feel like I robbed myself of the experience of enjoying the book. The summary did summarize the story, but not the experience of the book. No more summaries for me unless I have to...
Great read!
I definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for a quick summary or "Instaread" on The Boys in the Boat. The author does a great job of squeezing all the main points into a short book and highlighting all the important parts to give a little recap of the book as a whole.