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    The Tunnel Under the Channel
    The Tunnel Under the Channel
    The Tunnel Under the Channel
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    The Tunnel Under the Channel

    By Thomas Whiteside

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    This book tells the story of attempts and ideas to build a tunnel under the English Channel. It was written before the existing tunnel was built. It tells the attempts from the first in 1882.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateJan 17, 2022
    ISBN4066338110008
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