June 2, 2013
University of Washington varsity crew, gold medal winners at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Team members were Roger Morris, bow; Charles Day, no. 2; Gordon B. Adam, no. 3; John G. White, no. 4; James B. McMillin, no. 5; George E. Hunt, no. 6; Joseph Rantz, no. 7; Don B. Hume, stroke; and Robert G. Moch, coxswain. Photo courtesy University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division.
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The Boys in the Boat
New book telling the story of the 1936 University of Washington rowing team launches in Seattle this month; Hollywood movie is in the works
Sometimes a book comes along that is a true gift and "The Boys in the Boat" by Seattle-area author Daniel James Brown, is one of those books.