SEQUIM — Daniel James Brown, a New York Times best-selling author, will sign copies of The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics for Costco members with valid passes Saturday.
One of the competitors described in the book was Joe Rantz of Sequim, who died at age 93 in 2007 and was laid to rest beside his wife, Joyce, in Sequim View Cemetery.
At 1 p.m. Brown will set up shop inside the Costco at 955 W. Washington St.
He will sign both the original version of the book and a rewritten version adapted for younger readers.
The book recounts the dramatic story of the University of Washington-based rowing team that shocked the world at Hitler’s Berlin Olympics in 1936 when it won a gold medal in the final race.
The book draws from diaries, journals and photographs belonging to the team members.
Brown, a Seattle resident, is the author of two previous nonfiction books: The Indifferent Stars Above and Under a Flaming Sky.
For more information about the book signing, call 360-406-2025.
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Sequim-Dungeness Valley Editor Chris McDaniel can be reached at 360-681-2390, ext. 5052, or at cmcdaniel@peninsuladailynews.com.
