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Charles Blondin (born Jean François Gravelet, 28 February 1824 – 22 February 1897) was a French tightrope walker and acrobat. He toured the United States and was known for crossing the 1,100 ft (340 m) Niagara Gorge on a tightrope.
This is a list of classic children's books published no later than 2008 and still available in the English language. [1] [2] [3] Books specifically for children existed by the 17th century. Before that, books were written mainly for adults – although some later became popular with children.
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Charles Dickens: John Gilbert: English: 1868: 5+ The House That Jack Built: unknown: Randolph Caldecott: English: 1878: 5+ Cole's Funny Picture Book: Edward William Cole: English: 1879: 5+ A Child's Garden of Verses: Robert Louis Stevenson: Charles Robinson: English: 1885: 5+ The Blue Fairy Book: Andrew Lang: Henry Justice Ford: English: 1889: ...
Charles Blondin carrying Colcord on a tightrope Engraving (c. 1883 of Blondin crossing Niagara with his manager, Harry Colcord, on his back. Harry M. Colcord was the manager of the distinguished stuntman Charles Blondin, most famous for being possibly the first person to go across the Niagara Falls by piggyback on another person, in this case Blondin, on August 17, 1859.
English-language novels (26 C, 436 P) Pages in category "English-language books" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 2,401 total.
The protagonist and his climactic tightrope scene were inspired by tightrope walker Charles Blondin, who performed stunts while crossing the Niagara Gorge. [2] The film's soundtrack was performed by Wiley's band Moving Van Walters and His Truck. Nelson recorded them one day in Richmond, California. [3]
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