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The Story of Paul Boyton

The Story of Paul Boyton

Boyton, Paul

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ISBN10: 1985035928
ISBN13: 9781985035928
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Jun 28 2018
Pages: 356
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.74 Width: 5.98 Depth: 9.02
Language: 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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