Mason Estell, Mason Harry (w2251)

Mason Estell, Mason Harry (w2251)

  • Description: The Mason family left Nome, Alaska, in 1908 for a 32'000-mile journey around the world. The goal was to arrive at the Panama Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco in 1915
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Wagon, Carro, Char
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde

 

 

Unknown traveler, Sconosciuto, Inconnu (w2514)

Unknown traveler, Sconosciuto, Inconnu (w2514)

  • Description: Horse-drawn wagon with a Zeppelin model on the roof
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Wagon, Carro, Char
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: -
  • Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: 3 unternehmungslustige Burschen reisen durch die Welt
Mccartney Chess (w2263)

Mccartney Chess (w2263)

  • Description: In the 1950s, McCartney traveled the American roads with a cart pulled by goats
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Goatman
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Wagon, Carro, Char
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
  • Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Chess McCartney and his Goat Caravan. The man who drives goats
Massey Beatrice (w2252)

Massey Beatrice (w2252)

  • Description: Beatrice Massey's coast-to-coast journey
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Car or similar, Mezzi a motore, Moyen motorisé
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
  • Internet: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71685
  • Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Massey B., It might have been worse: a motor trip from coast to coast, Harr Wagner publishing co., 1920.

After reading "By Motor to the Golden Gate" by Emily Post, published in 1916, I was fired by a desire to make a similar tour. This desire grew into a firm determination the more I re-read her charming book.

Maxamor (w2261)

Maxamor (w2261)

  • Description: Maxamor set off on May 1, 1897, from Paris intending to walk around the world. The evidence is so scarce that it casts doubt on the project's actual success
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1875-
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
  • Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Tour du monde - Round the world - Reise um die Welt - Giro del mondo Maxamor 1897-1904 Labor omnia vincit

In seguito ad una scommessa, Maxamor ha lasciato Parigi il 1o maggio 1897 ed ha dipoi attraversato la Francia, il Belgio, l'Olanda, la Germania ed ora ha attraversato il Gottardo.
Corriere del Ticino, 29.01.1898.

Unknown traveler, Sconosciuto, Inconnu (w2519)

Unknown traveler, Sconosciuto, Inconnu (w2519)

  • Description: August 22, 1928, three friends set off on a trip around the world, a journey of 100'000 kilometers
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Denmark, Danimarca
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: -
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: -
  • Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Verdensrejse
Master Torpon, Gastone Di Montcalm (w2253)

Master Torpon, Gastone Di Montcalm (w2253)

  • Description: Characters created by Emilio Salgari in the adventure novel "A Challenge at the Pole," first published in 1909. The story tells of two wealthy protagonists, Master Torpon and Gastone di Montcalm, the former American and the latter Canadian, both wishing to marry the same woman: Ellen Perkins. Since she cannot decide whom to marry, the two suitors challenged each other in countless competitions. Since all matches end in a tie, Gastone di Montcalm decides to issue a final challenge: the first of the two to reach the North Pole will win Ellen's hand. In the end, after Gastone's return to Canada and Torpon's death at the Pole, Ellen Perkins arrives at Gastone's house to marry him. However, Gastone tells her: "Well, Miss, to that victory to which your hand was pledged, I hereby renounce. Women who demand victims and seek to drive men to kill themselves in risky enterprises have never been fortunate in Canada. Miss, find yourself a husband among your countrymen." Naturally, the woman left in a huff, but Gastone did not care
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Artic, Artico
  • Internet: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Una_sfida_al_Polo
  • Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q309786
Mccandless Christopher Johnson (w2262)

Mccandless Christopher Johnson (w2262)

  • Description: Christopher McCandless was an American wanderer who undertook a solitary journey to Alaska. In the wilds of Denali National Park, he died due to inexperience and ill-suited equipment for the harsh wilderness conditions. Jon Krakauer published a book in 1997 retracing Christopher's adventures, titled "Into the Wild," which inspired the 2007 film of the same name
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Alexander Supertramp
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1968-1992
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Americas, Americhe, Amérique
  • Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_McCandless
  • Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312005
  • Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Krakauer, Jon. Nelle Terre Estreme. 25a ed. Exploits. Milano: Corbaccio, 2013.

Attention Possible Visitors. S.O.S. I need your help. I am injured, near death, and too weak to hike out. I am all alone, this is no joke. In the name of God, please remain to save me. I am out collecting berries close by and shall return this evening. Thank you, Chris McCandless. August?

Unknown traveler, Sconosciuto, Inconnu (w2520)

Unknown traveler, Sconosciuto, Inconnu (w2520)

  • Description: Tour of Germany in six years (1926-1932), with a model of the Flettner ship
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Europe, Europa
  • Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Mit der Nachbildung des Flettner-Rotors "Rund um Europa"

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Precursori, Forerunners, Précurseurs
Viaggi stravaganti, Weird travels, Voyages insolites
Globetrotter contemporanei, Contemporary globetrotters, Globetrotteurs contemporains
Personaggi fittizi, Fictional character, Personnages de fiction

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