The Crossing: The Curious Story of the First Man to Swim the English Channel by Kathy Watson

The Crossing: The Curious Story of the First Man to Swim the English Channel

Kathy Watson

242 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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"Matthew Webb's gallant twenty-two-hour endeavor popularized the sport of swimming and was the highlight of his life, but it was also the beginning of his ruin. Wearing a ten-pound bathing suit and fueled by eggs and bacon washed down with beer, b...

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