Aimé Félix Tschiffely

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Argentine-Swiss writer

Switzerland WritersLived 1895 to 1954 · aged 58

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Aimé Félix Tschiffely was a Swiss-born, Argentine professor, author, and adventurer. A. F. C. Tschiffely was a household name in the United States during the 1930s, meeting with President Calvin Coolidge, appearing in National Geographic Magazine and earning a living from his popular book sales.

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Aimé Félix Tschiffely with "Mancha", one of the two horses that he rode during the Buenos Aires-New York voyage that took 3 years, from 1925 to 1928.

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Aimé Félix Tschiffely was a Swiss-born, Argentine professor, author, and adventurer. A. F. Tschiffely wrote a number of books, most famously Tschiffely's Ride (1933) and A Tale of Two Horses (1935) in which he recounts his solo journey on horseback from Argentina to Washington D.C. Tschiffely was a household name in the United States during the 1930s, meeting with President Calvin Coolidge, appearing in National Geographic Magazine and earning a living from his popular book sales.

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