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Gaining historical insight by reading news articles from 50, 100 and 150 years ago this week.
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Feb 20, 2018
Feb 20, 2018
51 min
150 years ago this week, a bunch of Syracusans paid to see a guy walk really fast around a sawdust track in Shakespeare Hall. In this episode I explore the sensation surrounding Edward Payson Weston, and the pedestrian sport he helped promote.
For episode notes, see the companion blog post.
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