Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
Jean Francois Gravelet
Standard Name: Gravelet, Jean Francois
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30 June 1859: The acrobat Blondin successfully crossed...
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30 June 1859
The acrobat Blondin
successfully crossed the Niagara Falls on a tightrope 1,300 feet long.
Sweet, Matthew. Inventing the Victorians. St Martin’s Press, 2001.
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May 1861: Blondin the tightrope walker began performing...
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May 1861
Blondin
the tightrope walker began performing at the Crystal Palace, where he presented a new routine that included many of the stunts he had executed while suspended over the Niagara Falls.
Sweet, Matthew. Inventing the Victorians. St Martin’s Press, 2001.
