This event was recorded at Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC, on June 6, 2013.To sports legends like Jessie Owens and John Beresford, add the University of Washington eight-oar crew that rowed to victory in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Brown's third book draws on the young athletes' diaries and letters, giving a vivid sense of their camaraderie, dedication, and the long odds they faced in going for the gold.