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File Size: 55425 KB
Print Length: 272 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster; Reprint edition (January 16, 2018)
Publication Date: January 16, 2018
Sold by: Simon and Schuster Digital Sales Inc
Language: English
ASIN: B074ZGGVVC
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I took a chance on this book and was rewarded famously. Author Laurie Shapiro has brought to life a little-remembered account of a teen-aged boy who was determined to live a dream of visiting the forbidding continent of Antarctica even if he had to become a stowaway to do it. Admiral Richard Byrd was planning a scientific study to spend the winter on the continent and despite repeated rejections after being discovered as a stowaway William "Billy" Gawronski was finally allowed to join with parental permission. Although Gawronski was not among those chosen to spend the winter he did prove his worthiness to Byrd and gained the respect of others. Another young hero in the book is the much-decorated boy scout Paul Siple who was among those who did spend the winter with Byrd on the continent. Siple went on to become an accomplished polar explorer and author and coined the term "windchill factor."The book relates that fame is fleeting and despite a ticker-tape parade in which Billy Gawronski took part he found the country in the midst of the Depression of the 1930s and found it difficult to find his niche in life. After a failed marriage Billy spent several years in the merchant marines. Eventually finding a new spouse he lived his life out happily.Thankfully the author found Billy's wife a treasure trove of assistance in writing this book along with one of Billy's sons who, unfortunately, was and remains incarcerated in prison. Billy's other son passed away from a very difficult life. The book contains fourteen pages of photos and is a gem of a book. Some books I take a chance on and end up donating them to our local library. This one will remain in my own library. This is a story that will not disappoint you.
I found this to be an outstanding read about an event, ie a young man stowing away on one of Byrd's trips to Antarctica, that I was not aware of. Easy to read, a lot of tangential information about all else that was going on at the time, an appropriate and manageable length of 200 pages, and a lot of personal information about the stowaway thanks to his wife who is still alive. I read a lot of non fiction ( three of my favorites, John Barry's "Rising Tide", Daniel Brown's "The Boys in the Boat", and Timothy Egan's "The Worst Hard Times" ). If you, too, liked those books, and also Lansing's " "Endurance" I think you'll like Ms. Shapiro's book also. Five Stars all the way
I'll start with the end: the author doesn't give many details on the last 25+ years of the subject, William Gawronski's life. That made a well written story feel rushed and flat at the end.That said, it's a fun, quick read. She brings to life certain characters and re-lives historical events that don't get much press.It isn't deep history and could be read by people of various reading levels.I wish she had done a little more work not only on the last couple decades of his life, but his time in World War 2; however, being that Gawronski is not a famous historical figure and the author was mostly (I assume) going from family stories for the parts of his life after the expedition, there may not have been much material.Either way, it's entertaining and I recommend it.
Uggggh. I hate to be negative, especially regarding the work of a fellow writer, but this was just an awkward series of vowels and consonants for me. I bought this to read on my own trip to the polar region and despite several determined attempts, I could not finish it. The writing itself was bland...saltine cracker bland and the character development was ghostly. I honestly do not understand the 5 star reviews.
I liked but not loved the book. Great well told stories but seemed to be more filler stories than the main one. I felt the passion of the main character and the story moves along quickly.
Factual but not my favorite
Two stars is a gift! One reviewer compared this to a school report. It reads like a drawn out newspaper article and in many cases it literally is. Zero adventure. I don't enjoy dissing someone else efforts but it's just sssoooo boring! Thankfully less than 200 pages of actual reading.
I was left craving more of the details of the journey and the experience of being on Antartica. I understand that this is more of an academic book. However, there was just too many dates, names and details that the story suffered. More imagery for the journey is what I would have loved to have read.
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