Charley Parkhurst, One-eyed Whip

Stuff You Missed in History Class

• Episode: Charley Parkhurst, One-eyed Whip
• Website: Stuff You Missed in History Class
• Feed URL: http://www.howstuffworks.com/podcasts/stuff-you-missed-in-history-class.rss
• Duration: 00:27:10
• Published: 2013-07-31 15:30

Charley Parkhurst was a stagecoach whip who spent almost 20 years handling teams of horses over treacherous terrain at high speeds. After his death in 1879, his friends who came to lay out his body discovered that Charley was anatomically female. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com