According to the BLS inflation calculator $5,000 in 1936 is $114,056.52 today. #HATM#TheBoysInTheBoat

Considering that rowing the boat is giving me a place to stay, a job, and food... yeah, I'd rather row my boat. #HATM#TheBoysInTheBoat

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In the '30s they get a cool megaphone things on their heads too! #HATM#TheBoysintheBoat

Part of what the movie sort-of skims over is that the guys who were ultimately chosen for the team were had the stamina and strength because they were so used to doing manual labor as working-class boys during the Depression. #HATM#TheBoysintheBoat

This is our tenth 2023 release on the ol’ watch party (Simón, Godzilla -1, Holdovers, Anyone But You, Rustin, Maestro, Cocaine Bear, Air, The Oscars) #HATM#TheBoysInTheBoat

1. Paper Lion by George Plimpton. Not a history but literary journalism (I did a lot of work on lit. journalism w/ my MA). It chronicles how an "average" man would fare with a pro team (Detroit Lions) in the 1960s. The answer: not well, but very entertaining. #HATM#TheBoysintheBoat

Pre-watch homework for anyone interested in the real story behind the movie. Great PBS American Experience doc from 2017. #HATM#TheBoysintheBoatwww.youtube.com/watch?v=kwSo...

Love this movie! Saw it in theaters with my mom last holiday season. It's a little bit sappy, but still really engaging and a good story. #HATM#TheBoysintheBoat

JHherberthistory.bsky.socialSep 26, 2024 4:37pm

This week Historians At The Movies talks sports, class, the Olympics, and the Great Depression. Join us on Prime Video this Sunday, Sept 29 at 8pm eastern for THE BOYS IN THE BOAT. Keep #HATM growing by sharing and we’ll see you soon!

#TheBoysInTheBoat#AlexandreDesplat's score was the highlight.