The Stowaway is the true story of a seventeen-year-old boy who gained a spot on the crew for Richard Byrd's 1928 Antarctic expedition after twice being removed from its ships as a stowaway. Billy Gawronski received lots of local (NYC) press coverage at the time for his perseverance, but his story, like the enthusiasm for the American explorer Byrd, has largely been forgotten.
Shapiro tells Billy's story in a workmanlike fashion, smoothly fitting the story into its context with lots of asides about other events happening at the same time. The tone is not too different from the boy's adventure stories that inspired Billy to stow away in the first place. Shapiro sticks closely to the facts rather than emphasizing the adventure narrative.
Shapiro tells Billy's story in a workmanlike fashion, smoothly fitting the story into its context with lots of asides about other events happening at the same time. The tone is not too different from the boy's adventure stories that inspired Billy to stow away in the first place. Shapiro sticks closely to the facts rather than emphasizing the adventure narrative.
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