Nationality American Education Diablo Valley College | Name Daniel Brown Role Author | |
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Alma mater University of California, Berkeley Nominations Goodreads Choice Awards Best History & Biography Books The Boys in the Boat: Nine Ame, The Indifferent Stars Abo, Under a Flaming Sky: The, The Boys in the Boat (Young R, Those Who Inherit the Will of the Similar People Joseph Rantz, Laura Hillenbrand, Erik Larson, David McCullough, Anthony Doerr | ||
Daniel james brown the boys in the boat
Daniel James Brown (born 1951) is an American author of narrative nonfiction books.
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- Daniel james brown the boys in the boat
- Whatcom reads the boys in the boat by daniel james brown
- Biography
- Career
- Awards and recognition
- References
Whatcom reads the boys in the boat by daniel james brown
Biography
Brown was born in Berkeley, California. He grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. He attended Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, California, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English at the University of California at Berkeley and a Master of Arts degree from the University of California at Los Angeles Brown taught writing at San Jose State University and Stanford University before becoming a technical writer and editor. He now writes narrative nonfiction full-time.
Career
Brown’s debut book, Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894 (2006), traces the personal stories and social, economic, and environmental causes of the Great Hinckley Fire of September 1, 1894, which burned an area of up to 250,000 acres (1,000 sq km; 390 sq mi), including the town of Hinckley, Minnesota. The fire killed hundreds, including Brown’s great-grandfather.
Brown’s second book, The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride (2009), traces the footsteps of Sarah Graves, a young bride who left her home in Illinois in the spring of 1846, bound for California. Sarah was one of a handful of the ill-fated Donner Party members who attempted to hike out of the Sierra Nevada to save herself and her family.
Brown’s latest book, The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Olympics (2013), celebrates the 1936 U.S. men’s Olympic eight-oar rowing team—nine working-class boys rowing for the University of Washington. It is also the story of one young man in particular, Joe Rantz. The Weinstein Company has purchased the rights to adapt the book for a feature film, to be directed by Peter Berg.
Awards and recognition
Under a Flaming Sky, The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894 (2006)
The Indifferent Stars Above, The Harrowing Sage of a Donner Party Bride (2009)
The Boys in the Boat, Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Olympics (2013)