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- ISBN
- 1476753865
- EAN
- 9781476753867
- Publication Name
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- Type
- Hardback
- Release Title
- The Stowaway: A Young Man's Extraordinary Adventure to Antarctica
- Artist
- Shapiro, Laurie Gwen
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- Book Title
- Stowaway : a Young Man's Extraordinary Adventure to Antarctica
- Item Length
- 8.4in
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Publication Year
- 2018
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1in
- Genre
- Family & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography, Nature, Travel, History
- Topic
- Polar Regions, United States / 20th Century, Adventurers & Explorers, Ecosystems & Habitats / Polar Regions, General, Essays & Travelogues, Life Stages / Adolescence
- Item Width
- 5.6in
- Item Weight
- 13.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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The spectacular, true story of a scrappy teenager from New York's Lower East Side who stowed away on the Roaring Twenties' most remarkable feat of science and daring: an expedition 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? There wouldn't be another encounter with an unknown this magnificent until Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon. Everyone wanted in on the adventure. Rockefellers and Vanderbilts begged to be taken along as mess boys, and newspapers across the globe covered the planning's every stage. And then, the night before the expedition's flagship set off, Billy Gawronski--a mischievous, first-generation New York City high schooler desperate to escape a dreary future in the family upholstery business--jumped into the Hudson River and snuck aboard. Could he get away with it? From the soda shops of New York's Lower East Side to the dance halls of sultry Francophone Tahiti, all the way to Antarctica's blinding white and deadly freeze, Laurie Gwen Shapiro's The Stowaway takes you on the unforgettable voyage of a plucky young stowaway who became a Jazz Age celebrity, a mascot for an up-by-your bootstraps era.
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
1476753865
ISBN-13
9781476753867
eBay Product ID (ePID)
237656673
Product Key Features
Book Title
Stowaway : a Young Man's Extraordinary Adventure to Antarctica
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Polar Regions, United States / 20th Century, Adventurers & Explorers, Ecosystems & Habitats / Polar Regions, General, Essays & Travelogues, Life Stages / Adolescence
Publication Year
2018
Genre
Family & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography, Nature, Travel, History
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.4in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
5.6in
Item Weight
13.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
G875.G38s53 2018
Reviews
" The Stowaway tells one of the most engaging, but forgotten, stories from the Age of Exploration. A fascinating and charming book--I highly recommend it!" -- Douglas Preston, bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God , " How [Shapiro] conjures the atmosphere and hardships of seafaring life impresses... [and] Billy is a fascinating central character." -- New York Journal of Books, "A true life adventure that reads like something out of a novel." -- Amazon (A Best History Book of January 2018), " The Stowaway tells one of the most engaging, but forgotten, stories from the Age of Exploration. A fascinating and charming book--I highly recommend it!" -- Douglas Preston, bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God, "The internet has made many kinds of historical research easier and quicker, but it can't replace curiosity, diligence, and doggedness -- not to mention luck and pluck. Those are human qualities, not e-attributes. And writer Laurie Gwen Shapiro has them all.... [ The Stowaway is] small but wonderful... a book that would make a perfect gift for a spirited, adventure-seeking adolescent." -- Washington Independent Review of Books, "Isn't this how history sometimes is best told, when a passing curiosity melds with diligent work? The Stowaway is a charming book, a glimpse of history that, by definition, fascinates and delights." -- Minneapolis Star-Tribune, "A fascinating window into... the exuberant 1920s and the crushing Depression that followed.... A must-read." -- USA Today, "What has the world come to when sled dogs and short wave radio mix, when wooden sailing barks compete with aeroplanes, when 'Eskimos' figuratively dance with flappers, and all of this is captured and disseminated by the first public relations hucksters? Laurie Gwen Shapiro's The Stowaway is magnificent." -- Bob Drury & Tom Clavin, bestselling authors of The Heart of Everything That Is, "The narrative reads like a yarn from that era... [and] ultimately reveals as much about a country's changing values as it does about one boy's pluck." -- Kirkus Reviews, " The Stowaway proves that fact is stranger and funnier and more amazing than fiction. Laurie Gwen Shapiro artfully draws the reader into the tale of Billy Gawronski, a dreamer and adventurer. Through the wild story of his travels to Antarctica, we see history come vividly to life." -- Susan Orlean, bestselling author of Rin Tin Tin, "Inspired by [an] engrossing yet little-known case of derring-do, [ The Stowaway ] evokes the magic of early 20th-century New York." -- The New York Times, "A high-concept true story for the ages.... Shapiro narrates this period piece with gusto." -- Los Angeles Times, "What has the world come to when sled dogs and short wave radio mix, when wooden sailing barks compete with aeroplanes, when 'Eskimos' figuratively dance with flappers, and all of this is captured and disseminated by the first public relations hucksters? Laurie Gwen Shapiro's The Stowaway is magnificent." -- Bob Drury & Tom Clavin, bestselling authors of The Heart of Everything That Is, "Entertaining as hell. There's no question that this is an adventure story for the ages." -- The Maine Edge, "Shapiro has rescued from oblivion a wondrous tale of exploration. The Stowaway is a thrilling adventure that captures not only the making of a man but of a nation." -- David Grann, bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, "If sheer gumption is a human trait as honorable as actual accomplishment, then we should build a statue to this bold immigrant son of an interior designer. In Shapiro's splendid recount of Gawronski's most famous feat, we're taken upon a magnificent journey from the vantage of the ultimate outsider." -- The Bowery Boys, "Laurie Gwen Shapiro wrote The Stowaway like a Jack London novel: with a sense of adventure, wonderful detail, a lineup of intriguing characters, and above all a great story. This is the best of nonfiction." -- Mark Kurlansky, bestselling author of Paper, "This fascinating and exciting story contrasts the optimism and sense of progress of the 1920s with the devastation of the 1930s. Readers... will find much to delight in here." -- Library Journal, "A gripping, gritty, mischievous tale from an age of exploration and wonder. The Stowaway makes real history read like a boy's adventure novel." -- Kevin Baker, bestselling author of Paradise Alley, "Shapiro has rescued from oblivion a wondrous tale of exploration. The Stowaway is a thrilling adventure that captures not only the making of a man but also a nation." -- David Grann, bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, "Shapiro has revived the history of a once-celebrated stowaway to Antarctica in this well-wrought true tale of a young man who captured the hearts of millions and found adventure at sea." -- Booklist, "An engaging story, engagingly told, that makes the reader root for Billy... [and] prompts one to ponder the effects of social class on fate, and the special qualities that make some people push themselves to the limit." -- The Wall Street Journal, "In the characters of Billy and his shipmates, Shapiro finds a 'microcosm of American barriers and dreams.'" -- Publishers Weekly, "Heady tonic.... [ The Stowaway ] shows us who we are, and what we're trying to escape." -- The New York Times Book Review, "Laurie Gwen Shapiro's The Stowaway is full of twists, turns, and moments of pure wonder--both joy to read and a surprisingly insightful tale of scientific exploration at its generous and courageous best." -- Deborah Blum, bestselling author of The Poisoner's Handbook
Copyright Date
2018
Lccn
2017-007428
Dewey Decimal
919.8904
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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