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Get the Summary of Laurie Gwen Shapiro's The Stowaway in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Stowaway" recounts the true story of Billy Gawronski, a young Polish-American from New York who, in the late 1920s, was determined to join Admiral Richard Byrd's famed expedition to Antarctica. Billy's journey begins with his family's immigration to America and his upbringing in a Polish community in New York. Despite familial expectations and his father's aspirations for him to join the family business, Billy is captivated by tales of exploration and dreams of adventure...