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A scrappy teenage boy stowed away on Byrd's Antarctic expedition.

"The Stowaway" by Laurie Gwen Shapiro

A New York journalist tells the true story of how on fhe night before the expedition’s flagship launched, Billy Gawronski—a skinny, 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? RSVP online

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February 3, 2018

5:00PM - 6:30PM

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Pages, a Bookstore - Manhattan Beach, CA - 904 Manhattan Ave., Manhattan Beach, CA, 90266 904 Manhattan Ave. Manhattan Beach 90266 CA US

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310-318-0900

$30 (your book is your ticket)

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