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He ran for president three times (and dictator once). Susan B. Anthony said he was essential to the women's suffrage movement. He's said to have invented teabags, pencil erasers, and perforated stamps... Between it all, he traveled the globe three times, inspiring Jules Verne's "Around the World in 80 days." George Francis Train rode the Eccentric Express through life, hopping from entrepreneur to activist to globetrotter on an inspiring yet bewildering path.
Reigh Robitaille ~ Around The World In 80 Days: Adventures of the Real Life Phileas Fogg
Odd Salon ODDMENTS 2018: Our annual celebration of strange stories, curious happenings, odd ends, and unclassified wonders.
Recorded live 12/11/2018 at Public Works, San Francisco, CA
Curated by Annetta Black
Edit, Camera, Post production: John Adams
Sound: Steen
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ODD SALON: Expert talks on odd topics; odd talks on everything else.
Odd Salon presents live cocktail hour lectures, featuring short talks from the odd corners of history, science, art, and adventure, on stage, over cocktails. We invite experts and amateurs alike to have a drink with us and share inspiring and strange tales so we can all learn something new. Monthly live salons in San Francisco and New York City. Find out more: www.oddsalon.com