Author: danieljamesbrown

The #1 New York Times bestseller about the Greatest Generation freshly adapted for the next generation.  For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Great Depression comes the astonishing tale of nine working-class boys from the American West who at the 1936 Olympics showed the world what true grit really meant. With rowers who were the sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the … shipyard workers, and farmers, the University of Washington’s eight-oar crew was never expected to defeat the elite East Coast teams, yet they did, going on to shock the world by challenging the German boat rowing for Adolf…

The #1 New York Times bestseller about the Greatest Generation freshly adapted for the next generation.  For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Great Depression comes the astonishing tale of nine working-class boys from the American West who at the 1936 Olympics showed the world what true grit really meant. With rowers who were the sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the … shipyard workers, and farmers, the University of Washington’s eight-oar crew was never expected to defeat the elite East Coast teams, yet they did, going on to shock the world by challenging the German boat rowing for Adolf…

A riveting history from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat: Follow the infamous Donner Party as they set out across the country — and resort to the unthinkable to survive a winter trapped in the mountains. “Remarkable… Hard to put down” (The Seattle Times).

This #1 New York Times bestseller with over 130,000 five-star Goodreads ratings follows the American rowing team, whose unlikely triumph at the 1936 Olympics shocked Nazi Germany — and the world. “A remarkable book” (The Seattle Times) that “informs as it inspires” (Booklist).