{"id":187,"date":"2018-12-03T08:20:09","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T16:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/?p=187"},"modified":"2018-12-02T11:37:24","modified_gmt":"2018-12-02T19:37:24","slug":"ski-soldier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/ski-soldier\/","title":{"rendered":"Ski Soldier"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ski Soldier: A World War II Biography<\/a>
\nby Louise Borden (Author) <\/p>\n

Booktalk:<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n

Snippet:<\/strong>
\nBut for Pete,
\nskiing wasn’t just about racing.<\/p>\n

It was part of something bigger:
\nthe mountains.<\/p>\n

Their silence and their sunshine.<\/p>\n

Their storms and their seasons.<\/p>\n

Their wide sky
\nand nights with a million stars.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

A 2018 Cybils Poetry nominee<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Nonfiction<\/p>\n

It’s Nonfiction Monday!<\/a><\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2018 Anastasia Suen<\/a> All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ski Soldier: A World War II Biography by Louise Borden (Author) Booktalk: 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. … <\/p>\n

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