Richard Halliburton
American travel writer and adventurer (1900–1939) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richard Halliburton (January 9, 1900 – presumed dead after March 24, 1939) was an American travel writer and adventurer who swam the length of the Panama Canal and paid the lowest toll in its history—36 cents in 1928.[1] He disappeared at sea while attempting to sail the Chinese junk Sea Dragon across the Pacific Ocean from Hong Kong to the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco, California.
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Born | (1900-01-09)January 9, 1900 Brownsville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Died | March 24, 1939(1939-03-24) (aged 39) Pacific Ocean |
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Period | 1925–1938 |
Subject | Travel literature, adventure, exploration |
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