{"product_id":"the-story-of-paul-boyton-paul-boyton-9781985035928","title":"The Story of Paul Boyton","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Boyton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1985035928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781985035928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/28\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.74d","brand":"Paul Boyton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45896960311551,"sku":"9781985035928","price":17.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3a36c2b0-8207-44fb-83d8-eaa5573654be.jpg?v=1721372797","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-story-of-paul-boyton-paul-boyton-9781985035928","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}