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

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

Book 2019

In the spirit of The Boys in the Boat comes the captivating true story of the Hawaiian cowboys who changed rodeo and the West forever. In August 1908, three unknown riders arrived in Cheyenne, Wyoming, their hats adorned with wildflowers, to compete in the world's greatest rodeo. They had travelled 3,000 miles from Hawaii, where their ancestors had herded cattle for generations, to test themselves against the toughest riders in the West. Dismisse...