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Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Based on the non-fiction book written by Daniel James Brown, and directed by George Clooney, this is the story of the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. This inspirational true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they are thrust into the spotlight and take on elite rivals from around the world."--
Author
Language
English
Description
"The University of Washington's 1936 eight-oar crew transformed the sport and grabbed the attention of millions of Americans. The sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the nine boys, in the depths of the Great Depression, showed the world what beating the odds really meant. They defeated elite rivals from California and eastern schools to earn the right to compete against the German crew rowing for Adolf Hitler in the Olympic Games in Berlin....
Author
Publisher
Throndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"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 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...
Author
Language
English
Description
"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 University of Washingtons 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...
Author
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
"Henry is a little boy who lives near the beach. Henry's dad has a shed down at the bottom of the yard where he builds boats. Henry loves helping him and is allowed to use his own set of tools whenever his dad is working in the shed. One day Henry decides it's time he built a boat of his own, so he uses his tools and the materials he finds in the shed, and with a little help from his big sister, he builds a mighty fine boat that he sails in a wonderfully...
Author
Publisher
David Fickling Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A boy and a bear go to sea, equipped with a suitcase, a comic book and a ukulele, for a short trip but soon their boat encounters "unforeseeable anomalies," strange storms, a terrifying sea monster, and the rank remains of The Very Last Sandwich.
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Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of a boy and his father who endure danger and difficulties when they escape by boat from Vietnam, spend days at sea, and then months in refugee camps before making their way to the United States.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2014, 2013.
Language
English
Description
"Out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most desperate of times - the improbable, 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. ... Brown has created an unforgettable portrait of an era, a celebration of a remarkable achievement, and a chronicle of one extraordinary young man's...
Author
Publisher
M. A. Donohue & Co.
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
The Motor Boat Boys, by Louis Arundel, is a series of adventure books for boys, published by M. A. Donohue & Co., Chicago, Illinois, from 1912 through 1915. The series featured six teen-aged boys of the Motor Boat Club, and their adventures on various waterways.
Author
Publisher
M. A. Donohue & Co.
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
The Motor Boat Boys, by Louis Arundel, is a series of adventure books for boys, published by M. A. Donohue & Co., Chicago, Illinois, from 1912 through 1915. The series featured six teen-aged boys of the Motor Boat Club, and their adventures on various waterways.
Author
Publisher
Henry Altemus Company
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
The Submarine Boys, by Victor G. Durham, is a series of adventure books for boys, published by Henry Altemus Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from 1909 through 1920. The series featured three sixteen-year-old boys and their underwater adventures. [Wikipedia]
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"The House Boat Boys; Or, Drifting Down to the Sunny South" by St. George Rathborne is a novel likely written during the late 19th century. The story follows two close friends, Maurice Pemberton and Thad Tucker, who embark on an adventurous journey down the Ohio River with dreams of reaching New Orleans.--Project Gutenberg.
St. George Henry Rathborne (1854-1938), who also wrote as Harrison Adams and many other names, was an American author
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Publisher
M. A. Donohue & Co.
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
The Motor Boat Boys, by Louis Arundel, is a series of adventure books for boys, published by M. A. Donohue & Co., Chicago, Illinois, from 1912 through 1915. The series featured six teen-aged boys of the Motor Boat Club, and their adventures on various waterways.
Author
Publisher
M. A. Donohue & Co.
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
The Motor Boat Boys, by Louis Arundel, is a series of adventure books for boys, published by M. A. Donohue & Co., Chicago, Illinois, from 1912 through 1915. The series featured six teen-aged boys of the Motor Boat Club, and their adventures on various waterways.
Author
Publisher
M. A. Donohue & Co.
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
The Motor Boat Boys, by Louis Arundel, is a series of adventure books for boys, published by M. A. Donohue & Co., Chicago, Illinois, from 1912 through 1915. The series featured six teen-aged boys of the Motor Boat Club, and their adventures on various waterways.