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Tompkins Ralph D. (w2708)

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  • Description: Ralph D. Tompkins, the one-legged champion, crutched from Yonkers to Florida. As reported by The New York Times on April 10, 1912, the year before, Tompkins had walked from New York to Chicago and back, with comparable times to Weston. According to the newspaper, he lost his leg in a childhood railway accident
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
Precursori, Forerunners, Précurseurs
Viaggi stravaganti, Weird travels, Voyages insolites
Globetrotter contemporanei, Contemporary globetrotters, Globetrotteurs contemporains
Personaggi fittizi, Fictional character, Personnages de fiction

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