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

Watson, Kathy

62 valutazioni di Goodreads

Lingua: inglese

Editore: Headline, UK, 2001

0747262136 / 9780747262138

Immagine dell’articolo 1 di 2

Da: Manyhills Books, Traralgon, VIC, AustraliaManyhills Books

Venditore con 4 stelle

Venditore AbeBooks dal 8 agosto 2006

Brossura

Condizione: Usato - Buono

EUR 52,98

EUR 46,42 spedizione 
Spedito da Australia a U.S.A.

Quantità: 1 disponibile

Aggiungi al carrello
Resi gratuiti per 30 giorni

Descrizione dell’articolo da parte del venditore

Medium Trade Paperback. 243 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Headline, UK, 2001. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Corners of covers are moderately bumped. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are reasonably tanned and lightly creased. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Swimming the English Channel was once thought to be a feat as impossible as reaching the summit of Everest, flying through the air in a plane, or walking on the moon. But in August 1875, an obscure ship captain named Matthew Webb became a world hero. He was the first to accomplish what fewer than six hundred people have done since-swim the twenty-one miles of ice-cold, jellyfish-infested water from Dover to Calais. The Crossing is the richly detailed story of Webb's swim. Fueled by infusions of cod-liver oil, beer, coffee, and brandy, Webb competed for the honor of being first with a swimmer who sported the latest Victorian invention: a thirty-five-pound rubber "survival suit" containing ten days' worth of food and water, a headlamp for night paddling, an axe for killing swordfish, and books to ward off boredom. Even more intriguing is what happened to Webb after he made history. Addicted to fame, he hired himself out for ever more desperate swimming feats in pursuit of the money and applause he craved-and died tragically in a crazed attempt to traverse the boiling rapids and quarter-mile whirlpool of the Niagara River. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 0747262136. ISBN/EAN: 9780747262138. Inventory No: 20090114. …

Codice articolo 20090114

Titolo
The Crossing : The Curious Story of the First Man to Swim the English Channel
Autore
Watson, Kathy
Editore
Headline, UK
Anno di pubblicazione
2001
Condizione
Good
Rilegatura
Medium Trade Paperback
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
0747262136
ISBN 13
9780747262138
Edizione
Reprint.
Cataloghi dei venditori
Biography & Autobiography

Manyhills Books

Traralgon, VIC, Australia

Venditore con 4 stelle

Venditore AbeBooks dal 8 agosto 2006

Tariffe di spedizione da Australia a U.S.A.

ArticoloDa 60 a 60 giorni lavorativiDa 60 a 60 giorni lavorativi
Primo articoloEUR 46,42EUR 65,17
I tempi di consegna sono stabiliti dai venditori e variano in base al corriere e al paese. Gli ordini che devono attraversare una dogana possono subire ritardi e spetta agli acquirenti pagare eventuali tariffe o dazi associati. I venditori possono contattarti in merito ad addebiti aggiuntivi dovuti a eventuali maggiorazioni dei costi di spedizione dei tuoi articoli.

Metodi di pagamento

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Carte Bleue
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay

Descrizione dello Store

Welcome to manyhills. We are a bookshop based in Traralgon, Australia. Our passion for books is what started manyhills and our aim is to provide other book lovers with their sought after item in a helpful and friendly manner. Feel free to browse through our fully categorized inventory of new and used books including science fiction, fantasy, romance, historical, crime, biographies, childrens books and rare, hard-to-find and collectable books.

Specializzazione

General Fiction, Biographies, Childrens, Non-Fiction, Science Fiction

Informazioni sull’azienda del venditore

A.P SUTCLIFFE & S.M SUTCLIFFE

85 Coonoc Road
Traralgon, VIC Australia 3844