The Remarkable Ride of the Abernathy Boys
The Abernathy Boys - Temple, aged 6, and Bud, aged 10 - were two boys who became well-known celebrities, when in 1910 they took a remarkable trip of some five thousand miles roundtrip, in order to meet Teddy Roosevelt.
The Abernathy boys were part of a big family. Their mother was dead. Their father, Jack Abernathy, had gained some fame as a hunter of wolves. Nicknamed "Catch 'Em Alive" Abernathy he liked to capture wolves using only his bare hand...