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The Resource Aloha rodeo : three Hawaiian cowboys, the world's greatest rodeo, and a hidden history of the American West, David Wolman and Julian Smith

Aloha rodeo : three Hawaiian cowboys, the world's greatest rodeo, and a hidden history of the American West, David Wolman and Julian Smith

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In August 1908, three unknown riders arrived in Cheyenne, Wyoming, their hats adorned with wildflowers, to compete in the world’s greatest rodeo. Steer-roping virtuoso Ikua Purdy and his cousins Jack Low and Archie Ka’au’a had travelled 4,200 miles from Hawaii, of all places, to test themselves against the toughest riders in the West. Dismissed by whites, who considered themselves the only true cowboys, the native Hawaiians would astonish the country, returning home champions—and American legends. An unforgettable human drama set against the rough-knuckled frontier, David Wolman and Julian Smith unspools the fascinating and little-known true story of the Hawaiian cowboys, or paniolo, whose 1908 adventure upended the conventional history of the American West
Language
eng
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Edition
First edition.
Extent
242 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Contents
  • Introduction: Proving ground
  • Part I: High steaks
  • Ferae naturae
  • The empire
  • Holy city of the cow
  • An attractive and novel program
  • Part II: Warriors to wranglers
  • Showtime
  • The rider
  • Cowboy king of the islands
  • A royal good time
  • Go fetch your glory
  • Part III: See America first
  • Opening day
  • A lesson in how to handle steers
  • Gems of the sea
  • Epilogue: on the mountain
Isbn
9780062836007
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Aloha rodeo : three Hawaiian cowboys, the world's greatest rodeo, and a hidden history of the American West
Title
Aloha rodeo
Title remainder
three Hawaiian cowboys, the world's greatest rodeo, and a hidden history of the American West
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David Wolman and Julian Smith
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Three Hawaiian cowboys, the world's greatest rodeo, and a hidden history of the American West
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three Hawaiian cowboys, the worlds greatest rodeo, and a hidden history of the American West
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Author
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Language
eng
Summary
In August 1908, three unknown riders arrived in Cheyenne, Wyoming, their hats adorned with wildflowers, to compete in the world’s greatest rodeo. Steer-roping virtuoso Ikua Purdy and his cousins Jack Low and Archie Ka’au’a had travelled 4,200 miles from Hawaii, of all places, to test themselves against the toughest riders in the West. Dismissed by whites, who considered themselves the only true cowboys, the native Hawaiians would astonish the country, returning home champions—and American legends. An unforgettable human drama set against the rough-knuckled frontier, David Wolman and Julian Smith unspools the fascinating and little-known true story of the Hawaiian cowboys, or paniolo, whose 1908 adventure upended the conventional history of the American West
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Biography type
contains biographical information
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10775998
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Wolman, David
Dewey number
978.7/19031
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
F769.C5
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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1972-
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Smith, Julian
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True
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  • Cheyenne Frontier Days (Celebration)
  • Rodeos
  • Cowboys
  • Ranch life
Target audience
adult
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three Hawaiian cowboys, the world's greatest rodeo, and a hidden history of the American West
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Aloha rodeo : three Hawaiian cowboys, the world's greatest rodeo, and a hidden history of the American West, David Wolman and Julian Smith
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [225]-231) and index
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
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  • still image
  • cartographic image
  • text
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  • sti
  • cri
  • txt
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  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: Proving ground -- Part I: High steaks -- Ferae naturae -- The empire -- Holy city of the cow -- An attractive and novel program -- Part II: Warriors to wranglers -- Showtime -- The rider -- Cowboy king of the islands -- A royal good time -- Go fetch your glory -- Part III: See America first -- Opening day -- A lesson in how to handle steers -- Gems of the sea -- Epilogue: on the mountain
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
242 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780062836007
Lccn
bl2019008571
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
Label
Aloha rodeo : three Hawaiian cowboys, the world's greatest rodeo, and a hidden history of the American West, David Wolman and Julian Smith
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [225]-231) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • still image
  • cartographic image
  • text
Content type code
  • sti
  • cri
  • txt
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: Proving ground -- Part I: High steaks -- Ferae naturae -- The empire -- Holy city of the cow -- An attractive and novel program -- Part II: Warriors to wranglers -- Showtime -- The rider -- Cowboy king of the islands -- A royal good time -- Go fetch your glory -- Part III: See America first -- Opening day -- A lesson in how to handle steers -- Gems of the sea -- Epilogue: on the mountain
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
242 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780062836007
Lccn
bl2019008571
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps

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