In an age when crossing continents could take only hours, Joseph Mikulec had a simple idea for seeing the world: he would walk. Born in 1878 to a farming family near Oroslavje in northern Croatia, Mikulec left home in 1901 with little more than his determination to travel. Over the following decades, he crossed continents, met presidents and royalty, survived the disruptions of two world wars and built an extraordinary record of his encounters.
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