• Description: J. France Redmond, known as "Hi Jack", explored the United States on stilts, repeatedly traversing the coast-to-coast route
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Hi Jack
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Stilts, Trampoli, Echasses
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
  • Internet: https://stiltangel.blogspot.com/2007/09/historic-stilt-walkers.html
  • Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Nationally Famous and only long distance stilt Walker. Over 30 years a National Advertiser, and hiked 55,000 miles along highways - thru U. S.A. - delivering messages for friends, relatives and officials along routes on stilts. Now enroute Hollywood, California, to New York City, Atlantic City and return- a 10,000 mile hike. Favors appreciated. Yours truly, J. France Redmond. "Over 40,000 miles walked on stilts. 27 years a stilt walker - age 49 years. Human Skyscraper 11 1/2 feet to top of hat."
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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