From Honolulu to Brooklyn
Author | : Joel S. Franks |
Publisher | : Rutgers University Press |
Total Pages | : 237 |
Release | : 2022-09-16 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781978829251 |
ISBN-13 | : 1978829256 |
Rating | : 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Download or read book From Honolulu to Brooklyn written by Joel S. Franks and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2022-09-16 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arguably the most famous baseball team outside of the major leagues in the early twentieth century, the Travelers from Hawaiʻi barnstormed the American mainland from 1912 to 1916. During their journeys and after, team leader and star Buck Lai and his teammates encountered racism and colonialism while asserting their humanity in a variety of ways.