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The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

Daniel James Brown

This book tells the story of the University of Washington's 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest for an Olympic gold medal, a team that transformed the sport and grabbed the attention of millions of Americans. It traces the story of the team that defeated elite rivals at Hitler's 1936 Berlin Olympics, sharing the experiences of their enigmatic coach, a visionary boat builder, and a homeless teen rower.

SportsSports · medium confidenceSports81 signalsLlm Classifier: Sports -> SportsKeyword Classifier: American History -> American HistoryKeyword Classifier: Sports -> SportsWorld War IISports & AthletesWar & Military StrategyEurope & Russia

Award History

0 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in NonfictionMajor2014LonglistOfficial source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

    These suggestions did not meet the normal display threshold and are more likely to be wrong.

    • Hitler36%

  2. 02 Central places

    • Berlin95%

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    The University of Washington’s 1936 eight-oar crew won Olympic gold in Berlin, transforming the sport and drawing massive American attention through their quest and decisive victories.

    Model confidence 78%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    35 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 56%.