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EAGLE ON ICE

Eagle Scout Paul Siple's Antarctic Adventures with Commander Byrd - Patricia Potter Wilson & Roger Leslie

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Inspiration for the Book

Aboard a ship bound for Antarctica, and traveling in the footsteps of early Antarctic expeditions, a lecturer mentioned that an Eagle Scout had traveled to Antarctica in 1928 with Commander Richard E. Byrd’s first expedition. Read More

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About Paul Siple

An Eagle Scout from Erie, Pennsylvania with a deep curiosity of nature and the world around him is selected for what is now a history-making trip to Antarctica in 1928. He returns home, completes his education and goes on to become a respected explorer and renowned scientific leader in his own right—even makes the cover of Time Magazine. Read More

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Longtime educator, author, community leader and world traveler, Dr. Patricia Potter Wilson is the author of seven books and recipient of numerous teaching awards. A retired academic professor, who has traveled to every continent and more than 150 countries as well as the North Pole, says Antarctica is “the most beautiful and dangerous place on the planet.” Read More

Book Summary

At first glance, Paul Siple seemed just like most boys his age who were growing up during the 1900’s. Soon enough he would set himself apart with his intelligence, sense of adventure and self-motivation. He looked up to his hero, world-renowned explorer Commander Richard E. Byrd, and would come to know him personally. This fascinating book follows Siple’s journey as he grows from a young man into an accomplished polar explorer with an extraordinary determination to test his limits.

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What They Are Saying?

You can get the book for the overachieving Boy Scout in your family; actually there are no age limits for readers, as it is an ageless book on how one young man captured the world before the Depression and went on to find his portrait on the cover of TIME Magazine.”

- Antarctican Society Newsletter, Review by Dr. Paul Dalrymple, former President of the Antarctican Society (December 2008)

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