Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown

This was a good, solid story of the 1936 Olympic rowing team from Washington State University. It wasn't an easy read, but glad I endured as it makes me proud of that "greatest generation" of overcomers, those who came from nothing- then went through the Depression and WWII--but still came through. So much like my parents, who maintained perseverance and hard work to get their "American Dream". Joe and the other teammates who fought hard for Coach Al Ulbrickson were all from working class families, who had to earn their own way in college--no wealthy, East Coast mentality. The author went into lots of detail which bogged me down and caused me to skim in many spots, but the overall story line was great.