In the early 1900s, two young brothers made several daring trips across the United States

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9 & 5 years old, wow. And I thought I was an adventurer…

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And today’s very moderate-by-comparison free-range parents still get hate letters in the Times…

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Really interesting. It reminds me of the wonderful Ken Burns documentary:

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That looks great. I can’t find it streaming anywhere though. :frowning:

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Looks like it’s on prime video for a couple of bucks. PBS is the gatekeeper of that series of documentaries, I think.

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That bike! Talk about a cherry vintage Indian! Those kids sure knew their bikes.

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That reminds me of a couple of anime, one I loved, one I have yet to see.

A 9 year old that was able to handle driving a tank shifted Indian with a pencil tank?

Kid was a real badass in my book.

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