Niagara Falls Daredevil Museum

Podcast by Theodore Carter

English

Personal stories & conversations

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About Niagara Falls Daredevil Museum

In the 19th Century, Niagara Falls became not just a beautiful landmark, but an obstacle crossed, dived into, or ridden down. Sam Patch, the first American daredevil, took his pet bear drinking with him and wowed audiences with his unaided jumps into the river. Charles Blondin cooked an omelet on a tightrope out over the roiling water. Annie Taylor, desperate for money, became the first to go over the falls in a barrel. This well-researched podcast tells the stories of these and other extraordinary daredevils. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All episodes

9 episodes

The Hill Family

After Red Hill's death, his children carry on the daredevil legacy, sometimes with deadly results. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

14 Nov 2023 - 19 min

Red Hill

The stories about Red Hill read like hyperbole, like Paul Bunyon or Mike Fink stories. Commended by the Canadian government for a life-saving rescue at the age of nine, rescuing a tourist from a collapsing ice bridge, wounded in World War 1, several trips through the Niagara rapids in a barrel, bootlegging runs from Canada to the United States, the daring rescue of two men stuck on a grounded boat on the brink of the horseshoe falls, and an interstate chase after a stolen turtle. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

7 Nov 2023 - 30 min

Annie Edson Taylor Part 2

After becoming the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel, Annie Edson Taylor looks to capitalize and travel the world. Unfortunately, she is not the heroic image people want to see, and her managers make things even more difficult for her. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

31 Oct 2023 - 20 min

Annie Edson Taylor Part 1

After deciding she'd rather be dead than be poor, 63-year-old teacher Annie Edson Taylor became the first person to attempt going over Niagara Falls in a barrel, ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

24 Oct 2023 - 32 min

Charles Blondin Part 2

After conquering Niagara Falls, Charles Blondin went on to become so famous, that he was referenced by Abe Lincoln, was written about by Charles Dickens, and incited a Woodstock ''99-style riot while performing. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

17 Oct 2023 - 23 min

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