MY SAY: BOOK AND MOVIE ” THE BOYS IN THE BOAT”
Daniel James Brown had been inspired to write his 2013 non-fiction novel, The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, after a chance meeting with the elderly Joe Rantz.
In December 2023, the movie “The Boys in the Boat” directed by George Clooney was based on the true story of the come from behind rowing team at the University of Washington got to compete for gold at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.
It’s a wonderful, patriotic and inspiring story. rsk
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