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

Kathy Watson, Kathy Watson

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

Kathy Watson, Kathy Watson

256 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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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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