Friday, December 27, 2019

Aloha Rodeo

Aloha Rodeo: Three Hawaiian cowboys, the world's greatest rodeo, and a hidden history of the American West / David Wolman and Julian Smith, 250 pgs.

Cowboys and the American West.  Of course, Hawaii is a late comer as far as states but the natives had been dealing with cattle for years.  In 1908, three unknown (to the crowds) Hawaiians showed up to the greatest rodeo in the world and walked off with many prizes.  The story here gives a lot of history about cowboys in the American West and cowboys in Hawaii.  I was fascinated by this account...a little slice of history that few are aware existed.

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