OOPS: 19th Century Pedestrianism Craze
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Welcome to the Offbeat Olympics Podcast Show: Your Unathletic Guide to Obscure Pastimes!
In this season's special history episode Josh takes us back to the first major spectator sport in American history: pedestrianism. It all started with a bet on the presidential election 1860 which put Abraham Lincoln in the White House. The loser of the bet had to walk to Washington D.C. for the inauguration, thereby, unwittingly setting of a trend that has continued as a sport to this very day!
Huge Thanks to Hannah_Piano on Fiverr for recording the song Weston's March to Chicago for us!
To learn more about Pedestrianism please visit: https://www.prettygoodbooks.net/walk for a special discount off of Pedestrianism: When Watching People Walk Was America's Favorite Sport by Matthew Algeo!
Special thanks to our generous benefactor Pretty Good Books in lovely LaGrange, Georgia.
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