The barnstorming Hawaiian Travelers
Subtitle: a multiethnic baseball team tours the mainland, 1912-1916
By: Joel S. Franks
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786465668
Subjects: Asian Americans; Hawaiian Travelers (Baseball team); Sports; Baseball; Pacific Islander Americans; History
Description: ""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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.