Edward Herrmann
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 27
Language
English
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This is the remarkable story of the University of Washington's 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest for an Olympic gold medal. The sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the boys defeated elite rivals first from eastern and British universities and finally the German crew rowing for Adof Hitler in the Olympic games in Berlin, 1936.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.2 - AR Pts: 46
Language
English
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An account of the building of the Panama Canal, covering the fifty-year span between its beginnings by France to its completion by the United States in 1914.
In The Path Between the Seas, acclaimed historian David McCullough delivers a first-rate drama of the sweeping human undertaking that led to the creation of this grand enterprise. The Path Between the Seas tells the story of the men and women who fought against all odds to fulfill the 400-year-old...