"Out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most desperate of times - the improbable, intimate account of how nine working-class boys from the American West showed the world at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin what true grit really meant. ... Brown has created an unforgettable portrait of an era, a celebration of a remarkable achievement, and a chronicle of one extraordinary young man's personal quest"--Back cover.

Originally published: New York : Viking, [2013].

1899-1933 : What seasons they have been through -- 1934 : Resiliency -- 1935 : The parts that really matter -- 1936 : Touching the divine.