James C. Wilson (October 8, 1900 – January 31, 1995)
James C Wilson gravestone
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''Three-Wheeling Through Africa'' is an autobiographical book and a best seller written by James Calmar Wilson in 1936 about the first motorcycle trip crossing the continent of Africa.
James Wilson and Francis Flood were sailing around the c ...
''. His five-month 1927 journey from Nigeria to Eritrea on a Triumph sidecar with Francis Flood may have been the first motorized crossing of Africa by motorcycle.
After a United States tour in the late 1930s promoting his travels and book, Wilson resided in Polk, Nebraska
Polk is a village in Polk County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 322 at the 2010 census.
History
Polk was platted in 1906 when the railroad was extended to that point.
Geography
Polk is located at (41.076243, -97.785010).
Accordi ...
where he was a corn farmer.
Photographs he published in ''National Geographic'' were used in a 21st century MIT
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the mo ...
anthropology course.
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Long-distance motorcycle riders
1900 births
1995 deaths
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