"The University of Washington's 1936 eight-oar crew transformed the sport and grabbed the attention of millions of Americans. The sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the nine boys, in the depths of the Great Depression, showed the world what beating the odds really meant. They defeated elite rivals from California and eastern schools to earn the right to compete against the German crew rowing for Adolf Hitler in the Olympic Games in Berlin....

In 1936, nine boys from the University of Washington took the rowing world and a nation by storm, when their eight-oar crew team captured the gold medal at the Olympics in Berlin. The boys' victory, and their obstacles, inspired a nation struggling to emerge from the depths of the Depression.

Step back 100 years and experience a piece of Seattle's forgotten past. It's 1909. Seattle is about to shed its rough frontier past and become a technological leader and the country's gateway to Alaska and Asia. Held on the burgeoning University of Washington campus against the stunning backdrop of Mount Rainier, the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition transformed Seattle into a sophisticated metropolis eager to further America's opportunities across...