Whatcom Reads! The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown

Daniel James Brown shares his experiences writing "The Boys in the Boat" with avid book lovers in the Pacific Northwest. From February 25, 2015, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham, Washington.

[@patrickmoriarty7273]

What an inspirational story ~ best ever 🎉

[@willmpet]

If only people of all political persuasions would read this book, maybe America could be made better. I have never seen such a wonderful film of the race itself. It was because they had learned, somehow, to deal with adversity and they dealt with it that day!

[@scottparkes7744]

I’m looking forward to see the movie by George Clooney!

[@AstrologerPatricia]

I attended this event. I'm rereading the book now and I had to watch the footage of the Olympics winning race.

[@katiechan9830]

I watched the movie recently based on Daniel’s book. It’s very touching, motivating and inspiring. Thank you!

[@deltavistastudio124]

Fascinating, and well spoken. Thank you!

[@Eric-ug9st]

Best book I've ever read in my life (aside from my bible)

[@busymoma60]

WOW THIS IS AN AWSOME BOOK AND I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ROWING. BUT I LEARNED A LOT. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST WRITTEN BOOK I HAVE EVER READ AND I READ A LOT. WELL DONE MR. BROWN. WHAT A GREAT TEAM. I CRIED AT THE END AND WHEN THEY WON!! WHAT A GREAT STORY.

[@jackiblair7932]

Oh, how I love this book. Thank you Dan.

[@George_L-w7o]

Very entertaining, but also extremely strange. I think the premise of the book is all wrong. If you really look at it, the story would’ve been if the Italians beat the US in the Olympics. The United States was absolutely dominant. We never lost the gold medal in eights from 1920 to 1960. If the University of Washington would’ve lost the trials in the United States, one of our other boats would’ve won the gold medal. In fact, we probably had four boats that would’ve won the gold medal. So it’s really no big deal. The story here is if the Italians beat us in the gold medal race.

[@benwalker9215]

Am fascinated (fascismo-nated)😁 Could you please explain a little more...?

[@George_L-w7o]

My point is the United States was absolutely dominant in eight man shells. We won the gold medal from 1920 to 1960, uninterrupted. The Italians had a really good crew that year. Older guys. Very big very strong. We only beat them by a few feet. The bigger story would’ve been if the Italians upset the mighty Americans. That’s the story. The United States probably had four crew at home that would’ve won that gold medal. I don’t see the big deal about the university of Washington winning the medal. There were a lot of American crews that would’ve won that gold medal. We were absolutely dominant for 40 years. Go look it up.