An inspiring true story about the US gold medal rowing champions, showing their progress from Depression-era youth to college athletes to Olympic champions. The story of the boys is shown in contrast to the Nazi rise to power and their propaganda victory as they hosted the 1936 Olympics. The book is well-written and detailed, but never bogs down in minutiae. Even knowing the outcome, the narrative keeps the drama at a high pitch. Highly recommended -- you don't have to be a sports fan to be fascinated by the heroes of this book.