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From Publishers Weekly The author of The Powers that Be and The Best and the Brightest tells of the dedication, competition and camaraderie of the athletes who represented the U.S. in single-scull racing events in the 1984 Olympics. "Here is Halberstam at his best," PW wrote. Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. From the Inside Flap "Astonishing . . . Moving . . . One of the best books ever written about a sport." *Walter Clemons Newsweek "A PENETRATING, FASCINATING AND REMARKABLY SUSPENSEFUL NARRATIVE." David Guy Chicago Tribune In The Amateurs, David Halberstam once again displays the unique brand of reportage, both penetrating and supple, that distinguished his bestselling The Best and the Brightest and October 1964. This time he has taken for his subject the dramatic and special world of amateur rowing. While other athletes are earning fortunes in salaries and-or endorsements, the oarsmen gain fame only with each other and strive without any hope of financial reward. What drives these men to endure a physical pain known to no other sport? Who are they? Where do they come from? How do they regard themselves and their competitors? What have they sacrificed, and what i

Who reads The Amateurs: The Story of Four Young Men and Their Quest for an Olympic Gold Medal?

Author

David Halberstam

Publisher

Ballantine Books

Published

1985

Language

EN

ISBN

9780449910030

Category

history

Subjects

Anthropology, Fiction, Memoir

Rating

4 / 5 (835 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13