
Underwear Chronicles Eleven: John Wesley Powell
The Past and The Curious: A History Podcast for Kids and Families
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The Long Underwear Rescue in the Grand Canyon
The only way out of this pickle would require bradley to take off his long underwear. Now naked on the narrow ledge of a rock wall high above the river, bradley hid any signs of birthday suit embarrassment. The rest of the trip was long and difficult, but luckily, the remaining long johns were only used for keeping warm on cold canyon nights. Powell actually returned a few years later to complete a second grand canyon journey. And this time he brought plenty of roman.
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