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Author Event: Aloha Rodeo by Julian Smith
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View All EventsCaptivating true story of the Hawaiian cowboys who changed rodeo and the West forever. A fascinating and little-known tale of steer-roping virtuoso Ikua Purdy and his cousins Jack Low and Archie Ka’au’a as they compete in the world’s greatest rodeo.

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