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Title: The Boys in the Boat: Summary and Analysis
Author: Summary Station
Narrator: C.J. McAllister
Format: Unabridged
Length: 40 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-05-16
Publisher: Summary Station
Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: History, World
Publisher's Summary:
Learn About the Men Who Won the Gold Medal for Rowing in the 1936 Berlin Olympics in a Fraction of the Time!
During the fourth year of the Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was president of the United States, and Adolf Hitler was in power over Germany. Conditions in the United States were barely livable for most families, including Joe Rantz and his family. Joe was at the University of Washington in Seattle.
Joe and his classmate, Roger Morris, were headed to the shell house on campus to try out for the Rowing team along with 175 other boys. Joe was particularly nervous about the tryouts. If he made the team, he had the promise of a part-time job on campus and would be able to marry his high school sweet heart, Joyce.
Al Ulbrickson was the rowing team's head coach. He was always sharply dressed, which, along with his assertive demeanor, demanded respect from all of the boys on the team as well as the press. Joe knew how important this year's freshman team was; if he could train the boys properly, he would be able to take them to the 1936 Olympics. Although many other West Coast colleges had been to the Olympics before and even brought home medals, no University of Washington coach had ever come close.
Royal Brougham was a particularly tenacious member of the press who tried the hardest to pry a statement out of Al. Royal saw the rowing team as an opportunity to improve his hometown's image and set out to be one of the biggest advocates for the team.
At the same moment in Germany, Hitler and his staff were walking through a stadium built for the previous 1916 Olympics, which were cancelled because of the war. Hitler was not a fan of the Olympics. The idea of different races participating together in the games was appalling to him. However, when he toured the old stadium, he announced that he would have it expanded to fit 100,000 people, much to the shock of his staff.
Members Reviews:
Exceptional Young Men Excel During the Depression
Who could imagine that a book about college rowing would be fascinating to an older woman? I was sitting next to an older gal on the plane and she recommended it to me. The background of the "rowing" is a young man's coming of age, the rural Northwest, and college life in the 30's. The background is very fascinating and the description of the artisan who makes the boat, the coaches, the politics of sports competition, and the world events all combine to make a fascinating tale.
A Waste of Money
This book by Summary Station is full of typographical and grammatical errors, which I found totally unprofessional. More important, it is a poor summary and a useless analysis. The "analysis" amounts to less than two pages of sophomoric comments. I had to purchase another book of this type to get a more expansive summary and decent analysis. The Instaread version offers much more in-depth analysis of the book (themes, character, style, etc.) and costs the same as Summary Station's!
Historical Fiction
In spite of the fact that one knew the ending of the story, the writing of this adventure is so well done, that one was on the edge of the seat while reading! So interesting to actually get the personal background of each of the rowers'. The lives of these young men presented such an incredible story in and of themselves, yet set against the backdrop of the impeding horror of the Nazi regime, none seemed insurmountable.
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Title: The Boys in the Boat: Summary and Analysis
Author: Summary Station
Narrator: C.J. McAllister
Format: Unabridged
Length: 40 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-05-16
Publisher: Summary Station
Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: History, World
Publisher's Summary:
Learn About the Men Who Won the Gold Medal for Rowing in the 1936 Berlin Olympics in a Fraction of the Time!
During the fourth year of the Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was president of the United States, and Adolf Hitler was in power over Germany. Conditions in the United States were barely livable for most families, including Joe Rantz and his family. Joe was at the University of Washington in Seattle.
Joe and his classmate, Roger Morris, were headed to the shell house on campus to try out for the Rowing team along with 175 other boys. Joe was particularly nervous about the tryouts. If he made the team, he had the promise of a part-time job on campus and would be able to marry his high school sweet heart, Joyce.
Al Ulbrickson was the rowing team's head coach. He was always sharply dressed, which, along with his assertive demeanor, demanded respect from all of the boys on the team as well as the press. Joe knew how important this year's freshman team was; if he could train the boys properly, he would be able to take them to the 1936 Olympics. Although many other West Coast colleges had been to the Olympics before and even brought home medals, no University of Washington coach had ever come close.
Royal Brougham was a particularly tenacious member of the press who tried the hardest to pry a statement out of Al. Royal saw the rowing team as an opportunity to improve his hometown's image and set out to be one of the biggest advocates for the team.
At the same moment in Germany, Hitler and his staff were walking through a stadium built for the previous 1916 Olympics, which were cancelled because of the war. Hitler was not a fan of the Olympics. The idea of different races participating together in the games was appalling to him. However, when he toured the old stadium, he announced that he would have it expanded to fit 100,000 people, much to the shock of his staff.
Members Reviews:
Exceptional Young Men Excel During the Depression
Who could imagine that a book about college rowing would be fascinating to an older woman? I was sitting next to an older gal on the plane and she recommended it to me. The background of the "rowing" is a young man's coming of age, the rural Northwest, and college life in the 30's. The background is very fascinating and the description of the artisan who makes the boat, the coaches, the politics of sports competition, and the world events all combine to make a fascinating tale.
A Waste of Money
This book by Summary Station is full of typographical and grammatical errors, which I found totally unprofessional. More important, it is a poor summary and a useless analysis. The "analysis" amounts to less than two pages of sophomoric comments. I had to purchase another book of this type to get a more expansive summary and decent analysis. The Instaread version offers much more in-depth analysis of the book (themes, character, style, etc.) and costs the same as Summary Station's!
Historical Fiction
In spite of the fact that one knew the ending of the story, the writing of this adventure is so well done, that one was on the edge of the seat while reading! So interesting to actually get the personal background of each of the rowers'. The lives of these young men presented such an incredible story in and of themselves, yet set against the backdrop of the impeding horror of the Nazi regime, none seemed insurmountable.