From Sea to Shining Sea

Aloha Rodeo, Three Hawaiian Cowboys, The World's Greatest Rodeo and a Hidden History of the American West by David Wolman and Julian Smith; 2019; $27.99; 242 pages; William Morrow, New York, NY; 978-0-06-283600-7; purchased from SmileAmazon.com so I could read it before meeting the authors at the Portland Book Festival, November 9; 10/11/19-10/14/19 

After reading this I realized that I had read two other books by David Wolman and found them intriguing.  He writes compelling non fiction stories.  
This is the story of the United States.  It stars three paniolo from Hawai'i who compete at Cheyenne, Wyoming's Frontier Days and startle the other competitors and the crowd.  Before we get to the climatic rodeo we are treated to a history of the Old West and the Hawai'ian Islands and how it all comes together on the rodeo grounds in Cheyenne.  We meet all kinds of historic figures that figure into the story.  Wolman and Smith are great at telling a compelling non fiction story.  

10/10