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Author:
Franks, Joel S.
Title:
The barnstorming Hawaiian Travelers : a multiethnic baseball team tours the mainland, 1912-1916 / Joel S. Franks.
Publisher:
McFarland & Co.,
Copyright Date:
c2012
Description:
viii, 254 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subject:
Hawaiian Travelers (Baseball team)--History.
Baseball--Hawaii--History.
Baseball--United States--History.
Asian Americans--History.--History.
Pacific Islander Americans--History.--History.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"A serious and illuminating study of race, color and ethnicity in pre-World War I America. ... [t]he Travelers ... used baseball to prove themselves and to break down barriers and prejudices. Franks brings to life an important and neglected history of the period, the team, and its players. Highly recommended"--Rob Elias"--Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
0786465662 (softcover : alk. paper)
9780786465668 (softcover : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)733232520
LCCN:
2011051515
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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