{"product_id":"the-story-of-paul-boyton-9781985035928","title":"The Story of Paul Boyton","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Paul Boyton\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45540448698519,"sku":"9781985035928","price":1651.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781985035928.webp?v=1767119223","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-story-of-paul-boyton-9781985035928","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}