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Western Reads 2014-15 - Interview with Daniel James Brown

Western Reads 2014-15 Selection: The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown's non-fiction book details the story of the University of Washington crew team that won gold during the 1936 Olympics. The sons of dairy farmers, loggers, and fishermen, most had never rowed a day in their life and many were the first in their families to go to college. Suffice it to say, many of the boys couldn’t have attended and completed college without being on the crew team. Yet, this rag tag group went on to beat the privileged East Coast crews and the elite British clubs at Cambridge and Oxford. In the final race, they stunned the World by winning gold as Hitler looked on. Commentators suggested that the boys’ victory demonstrated, finally, that merit outweighed birthright; the boys also showed the U.S. the power of pulling together and the hope that the Nazis would not prevail. In short, the crew team personified grit, determination, and optimism—qualities that serve anyone well. Brown grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and attended the University of California at Berkeley. He taught writing at San Jose State University and Stanford before becoming a technical writer and editor, first in Silicon Valley and later at Microsoft. He now writes narrative nonfiction books full time. His primary interest as a writer is in bringing compelling historical events to life as vividly and accurately as he can. He lives in the country outside of Seattle, Washington with his wife, two daughters, and an assortment of cats, dogs, chickens, and honeybees. When he is not writing, he is likely to be birding, gardening, fly fishing, reading American history, or chasing bears away from the bee hives. Western Reads serves Western Washington University's mission of promoting "Engaged Excellence" by bringing together teaching, scholarship, and community service in a liberal arts, student-centered context. Recorded on October 22, 2104 by ATUS Video Services http://www.wwu.edu/westernreads/index...