The crossing : the curious story of the first man to swim the English Channel
Watson, Kathy2001
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This volume is the story of Matthew Webb, a man who achieved his dream but did not know what to do with it. It tells how he lived a life of adventure, surrounded by a colourful array of sportsmen, stuntmen and gamblers.
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London : Headline, 2001.
Collation:
[xi], 243p. : ill., facsims., map, ports. ; 20 cm.
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Originally published: 2000.
ISBN:
9780747262138 (pbk)0747262136 (pbk)
Dewey class:
797.21 B797.21092
Language:
English
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BRN:
2082090
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