Downstream

(Jeff_L) #1

completed other feats in the
Thames, performed in the
United States in tank shows,
and in London at the Royal
Westminster Aquarium, and
took part in stunts, including
a six-day swim at the
Lambeth Baths. And all the
time he was trying to come
up with something – anything
– that could surpass what
he’d already done by crossing
the Channel. In July 1883 he
thought he’d found a new

Free download pdf