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The stowaway, a young man's extraordinary adventure to Antarctica, Laurie Gwen Shapiro

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-358)

illustrations

no index present

non fiction

The stowaway

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Laurie Gwen Shapiro

a young man's extraordinary adventure to Antarctica

"It was 1928: a time of illicit booze, of Gatsby and Babe Ruth, of freewheeling fun. The Great War was over and American optimism was higher than the stock market. What better moment to launch an expedition to Antarctica, the planet's final frontier? Rockefellers and Vanderbilts begged to be taken along as mess boys. And the night before the flagship launched, Billy Gawronski--a skinny New York City high schooler, desperate to escape a dreary future in the family upholstery business--jumped into the Hudson River and snuck aboard"--Back cover

The golden door -- Good men should apply -- The city of New York -- The triumph of the century -- South Pole or bust -- First ice -- The stowaway report -- Fine enough -- Great Depression -- Epilogue