Running Into Danger: Tom Longboat At War

Canada's Great War by Craig Baird / Curiouscast

Jan 30, 202517:49Society & Culture

While Tom Longboat is remembered as one of the greatest marathon runners in Canadian history, he also served Canada as a dispatch runner during the First World War. He dealt with racism, wounds and an imposter in the Uni...

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