Charles Blondin Part 2

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.