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“Take a cat on your next airship voyage”

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Melvin Vaniman and Kiddo, 1910. Library of Congress

Walter Wellman was a famous journalist, polar explorer, and airship captain in the early twentieth century. But at the very peak of his celebrity in 1910, he was suddenly upstaged by a cat.

Just as he is going to be in this post.

Keep reading at University of Nebraska Press Blog…

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Author David L. BristowPosted on June 27, 2018June 27, 2018Format Link

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