Ski soldier : a World War II biography
(2018, original release: 2017)
By:
Borden, Louise
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
Y/BIOGRAPHY/940.531/SEIBERT,P/BOR
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Honesdale, Pennsylvania : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights, [2018]
©2017
©2017
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION
175 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781629796741, 1629796743 :, 1629796743, 9781629796741
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Ever since he first strapped on his mother's wooden skis when he was seven, Pete Seibert always loved to ski. At 18, Pete enlisted in the U.S. Army and joined the 10th Mountain Division, soldiers who fought on skis in World War II. In the mountains of Italy, Pete encountered the mental and physical horrors of war. When he was severely wounded and sent home to recover, Pete worried that he might never ski again. But with perseverance and the help of other 10th Mountain ski soldiers, he took to the slopes again and fulfilled his boyhood dream--founding the famous ski resort in Vail, Colorado
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