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A Teetotaling Preacher Basically Invented Modern Tourism
A Teetotaling Preacher Basically Invented Modern Tourism
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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Apr 28, 2022
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Podcast episode
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When's the last time you had a vacation, just for fun? Regardless of where you went, you probably want to tip your hat to Thomas Cook. As a traveling Baptist preacher, Thomas Cook walked thousands of miles on foot warning people about the danger of alcohol -- it was a rough, demanding life, and people often ignored his message. But he was nothing if not a forward thinker. In today's episode, the guys explore how one man's determination to -- originally, at least -- spread the good word of Temperance led to the birth of the modern tourist industry.
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Released:
Apr 28, 2022
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