The boys of '36

DVD 2016

In 1936, nine boys from the University of Washington took the rowing world and a nation by storm, when their eight-oar crew team captured the gold medal at the Olympics in Berlin. The boys' victory, and their obstacles, inspired a nation struggling to emerge from the depths of the Depression.

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Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany)

Rowers United States Biography

Rowing United States History

University of Washington Rowing History

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ISBN:

9781627897419

Description:

1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
digital optical surround 5.1
video file DVD video region 1
polychrome

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: Not rated
Rating: TVPG
9-12

Other Title:

Boys of 1936
American experience (Television program)

Notes:

Title from web page
Widescreen
Narrator, Oliver Platt
DVD

Control Number:

1659790

UPC:

841887028783

Other Authors:

Bowden, Mary Carillo, television producer
Cohen, Aaron R., author
Grossi, Margaret, television director, television producer
Platt, Oliver, narrator
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher

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