Meet the Yakima man who strived to walk barefoot around the world
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By King5
You’ve probably never heard of Hippolyte Martinet. But once you learn about his journey, you’ll never forget him.
"That was a story I had to share," Martinet's great-great niece, Micae Martinet said. "From what I understand, it started out as a spirited debate between his brother and himself."
It was 1920, just after the end of World War I and the last great flu pandemic, when the Yakima cabinet maker declared he was ready to set out on an adventure across the United States and around the world.
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Meet the Yakima man who strived to walk barefoot around the world
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Meet the Yakima man who strived to walk barefoot around the world ... training to compete in the 11-month long Clipper Round the World Race.