Richard Halliburton (January 9, 1900 – presumed dead after March 24, 1939) was an American traveler, adventurer, and author. Best known today for having swum the length of the Panama Canal and paying the lowest toll in its history—thirty-six cents—Halliburton was headline news for most of his brief career. His final and fatal adventure, an attempt to sail a Chinese junk, the Sea Dragon, across the Pacific Ocean from Hong Kong to the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco, made him legendary.
Read more about Richard Halliburton: Early Life and Education, Travel As An Unconventional Career, Lecturer and Pioneer of Adventure Journalism, Personal Life, Hangover House in Laguna Beach, California, Flying Carpet Expedition, Commissioned Travel and Writing, Sea Dragon Expedition, Character of Published Work, Private Writing, Legacy, Works
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