An epic true-life journey to the heart of Hitler's Berlin.
Daniel James Brown is the author of The Indifferent Stars Above and Under A Flaming Sky. He lives in Washington State.
The Boys in the Boat is a triumph of great writing matched
with a magnificent story. Daniel James Brown strokes the keyboard
like a master oarsman, blending power and grace to propel readers
toward a heart-pounding finish. -- Mitchell Zuckoff, author of
Lost in Shangri-La and Frozen in Time.
Chariots of Fire - with oars [Brown's] descriptions of the key
races are exciting and dramatic, and it is impossible not to get
wrapped up in the emotion. * The Times *
Like Laura Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit and Michael Lewis's Moneyball
before it, The Boys in the Boat has all the ingredients for a film
adaptation. Written with cinematic precision, it tells the story of
Joe Rantz, who grows up in obscurity during the Great Depression
only to triumph over adversity as one of the US rowing crew that
won gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics [...] a moving, enlightening
and gripping tale. * Financial Times *
In 1936 nine working-class American boys burst from their small
towns into the international limelight, unexpectedly wiping the
smile off Adolf Hitler's face by beating his vaulted German team to
capture the Olympic gold medal. Daniel James Brown has written a
robust, emotional snapshot of an era, a book you will recommend to
your best friends. -- James Bradley, Flags of Our Fathers,
Flyboys, The Imperial Cruise
For this nautical version of Chariots of Fire, Brown crafts an
evocative, cinematic prose ... studded with engrossing explanations
of rowing technique and strategy, exciting come-from-behind race
scenes, and the requisite hymns to "mystic bands of trust and
affection" forged on the water. * Publishers Weekly *
The Boys in the Boat is the thrilling true story of the 1936
University of Washington crew team, which went from backwater
obscurity to a gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. [...] A
story this breathtaking demands an equally compelling author, and
Brown does not disappoint. The narrative rises inexorably, with the
final 50 pages blurring by with white-knuckled suspense as these
all-American underdogs pull off the unimaginable. * The Seattle
Times *
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