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- Author: Paul Boyton
- Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- ISBN-10: 1985035928
- ISBN-13: 9781985035928
- Format: 15.2 x 22.9 x 1.9 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Language: English
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A classic of American travel and adventure narrative, this rare and nearly-forgotten text details the life of "water-god" Paul Boyton (as he was dubbed in Morocco). Boyton gained international fame in the 1870s for traversing rivers and straits in an early dry-suit made of rubber, drifting or paddling his body through the water like a kayak. Boyton was the first to cross the English Channel without a vessel--but because his suit had buoyant air pockets and he used a paddle, Matthew Webb and not Boyton is credited as the first person to swim across the Channel. Boyton later opened the first self-contained amusement park in Chicago, followed by parks in San Francisco and Coney Island, securing his place in the history of popular recreation.
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- Author: Paul Boyton
- Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- ISBN-10: 1985035928
- ISBN-13: 9781985035928
- Format: 15.2 x 22.9 x 1.9 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Language: English English
A classic of American travel and adventure narrative, this rare and nearly-forgotten text details the life of "water-god" Paul Boyton (as he was dubbed in Morocco). Boyton gained international fame in the 1870s for traversing rivers and straits in an early dry-suit made of rubber, drifting or paddling his body through the water like a kayak. Boyton was the first to cross the English Channel without a vessel--but because his suit had buoyant air pockets and he used a paddle, Matthew Webb and not Boyton is credited as the first person to swim across the Channel. Boyton later opened the first self-contained amusement park in Chicago, followed by parks in San Francisco and Coney Island, securing his place in the history of popular recreation.
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