Tom Longboat / Terry Barber.
Tom Longboat / Terry Barber.
By
:
Barber, Terry, 1950-
Publication Date
:
2007
Publication Information
:
[Edmonton, Alta.] : Grass Roots Press,
Physical Description
:
48 p. : ill.
Subject Term
:
Literacy.
Runners (Sports) -- Canada -- Biography.
Onondaga Indians -- Biography.
Indian athletes -- Canada -- Biography.
Readers for new literates.
Series
:
SPORTS SERIES
SPORTS SERIES.
Summary
:
This biography of Tom Longboat is a high-interest, low-vocabulary book for adolescents and adults with limited literacy skills. Tom Longboat (1887-1949), an Onondaga Aboriginal, was raised in a log cabin on the Six Nations reserve. In 1907, Tom entered the most famous race in the The Boston Marathon. Tom won the race and achieved fame and fortune.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9781894593618
| Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
|---|
| St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult Bio Literacy | Adult Biography Literacy | B L85B | Checked In |