Summary Of The Book 'The Boys Of Winter'

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In the book, “The Boys of Winter,” the author is making his attempt to show the reader that not only was the 1980 US Olympic hockey team not just great but also special. This team had a dream and it was to win an Olympic gold medal and for this big achievement there also is a need for a coach willing to accomplish a miracle. The improbably American adventure was one of the greatest sports moments of the 20th century. Their Soviet opponents were the best hockey team in the world at the time and didn’t think anything of their American opponents. As the American players arrived in lake Placid, NY little did anyone know that these 20 young men would captivate a country? This book describes the physical, emotional, and psychological abuse that

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