Boys in the Boat Adapted for Young Readers

Daniel James Brown

VIKING

The Boys In The Boat

Pan/Macmillan

Paperback. Pub Date :2013-06-06 Pages: 320 Language: English Publisher: Pan Macmillan This is an epic true-life journey to the heart of Hitlers Berlin Cast aside by his family at an early age. abandoned and left to fend. for himself in the woods of Washington State. young Joe Rantz turns to rowing as a way of escaping his past. What follows is an extraordinary journey. as Joe and eight other working-class boys exchange the sweat and dust of life in 1930s America for the promise of glory at the heart of Hitlers Berlin Stroke by stroke. a remarkable young man strives to regain his shattered self-regard. to dare again to trust in others -. and to find his way back home Told against the backdrop of the. Great Depression. The Boys in the Boat is narrative non-fiction of the first order; a personal story full of lyricism and unexpected beauty that rises above the grand sweep of hi...

The Boys in the Boat

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Pan Books

Facing The Mountain

Penguin??Books

The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party

HarperCollins B and Blackstone Publishing

BRAND NEW, Exactly same ISBN as listed, Please double check ISBN carefully before ordering.

The Boys In The Boat: An Epic Journey to the Heart of Hitler's Berlin

PAN MACMILLAN NON FI

Boys In The Boat

Pan Books 1

On September 1, 1894 two forest fires converged on the town of Hinckley, Minnesota, trapping over 2,000 people. Daniel J. Brown recounts the events surrounding the fire in the first and only book on to chronicle the dramatic story that unfolded. Whereas Oregon's famous "Biscuit" fire in 2002 burned 350,000 acres in one week, the Hinckley fire did the same damage in five hours. The fire created its own weather, including hurricane-strength winds, bubbles of plasma-like glowing gas, and 200-foot-tall flames. In some instances, "fire whirls," or tornadoes of fire, danced out from the main body of the fire to knock down buildings and carry flaming debris into the sky. Temperatures reached 1,600 degrees Fahrenheit--the melting point of steel. As the fire surrounded the town, two railroads became the only means of escape. Two trains ran the gauntlet of fire. One train caught on fire from one end to the other. The heroic young African-American porter ran up and down the length of the train, reassuring the passengers even as the flames tore at their clothes. On the other train, the engineer refused to back his locomotive out of town until the last possible minute of escape. In all, more than 400 people died, leading to a revolution in forestry management practices and federal agencies that monitor and fight wildfires today. Author Daniel Brown has woven together numerous survivors' stories, historical sources, and interviews with forest fire experts in a gripping narrative that tells the fascinating story of one of North America's most devastating fires and how it changed the nation.

Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm Of 1894

History

Americas

LYONS PRESS+

THE INDIFFERENT STARS ABOVE (The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride (LRG PRINT ED by Daniel James Brown

THE INDIFFERENT STARS ABOVE (The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride (LRG PRINT ED.))

Community & Culture

HARPER/COLLINS

THE INDIFFERENT STARS ABOVE THE HARROWING SAGA OF A DONNER PARTY BRIDE This book is used, but in very good condition. There are no markings, writing or highlighting. There is no remainder mark.

The Indiffenent Stars Above

William Morrow

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