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![The Crossing: The Extraordinary Story of the First Man to Swim the English Channel by Kathy Watson, Kathy Watson](/assets/placeholder-cover-a3ae92250eb3301e32dc3eabf8d50576c2f047dda89f6ee7cfa9a859cb1fd746.jpg)
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Kathy Watson, Kathy Watson
256 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780747262138
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
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On the night of 24 August 1875 Matthew Webb, a 27-year-old British Navy captain, launched himself into the English Channel at Dover. Twenty-one hours and 45 minutes later he became the first man to swim the English Channel. In this acclaimed biogr...
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![The Crossing: The Extraordinary Story of the First Man to Swim the English Channel by Kathy Watson, Kathy Watson](/assets/placeholder-cover-a3ae92250eb3301e32dc3eabf8d50576c2f047dda89f6ee7cfa9a859cb1fd746.jpg)
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Kathy Watson, Kathy Watson
256 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780747262138
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
On the night of 24 August 1875 Matthew Webb, a 27-year-old British Navy captain, launched himself into the English Channel at Dover. Twenty-one hours and 45 minutes later he became the first man to swim the English Channel. In this acclaimed biogr...