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University of Hawaii Press, Published 1988. Hardcover, 152 pp.; 27 cm; First Edition (with full number line); illustrated with 16 pages of color photographs plus numerous black-and-white archival photographs and illustrations, with maps; index.
In Very Good condition with a Good dust jacket. Light reddish-brown paper-covered boards with mild shelf and edge wear. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Green jacket patterned with spur motifs and a paniolo portrait on the front panel, a three-quarter-inch tear to the paper at the top edge of the back panel, a few smaller nicks and short tears with light creasing along the edges, mild shelf wear with some color loss along the edges and spine. Now in an archival quality (removable) Brodart cover. The first comprehensive history of horsemanship in Hawaii, tracing the paniolo (Hawaiian cowboy) from the arrival of cattle and horses in the islands through ranching, rodeo, military mounted patrols, polo, and the pageantry of pa'u riders. Draws on archival research, firsthand accounts, and period photographs. A Kolowalu Book. Contents: They Called the Horses Lio; From Vaquero to Paniolo; The Cattle Baron; Lassoing the Honors; Armed Forces Cowboys; On the Plains of Leilehua; A Maverick Style of Play; The Horse Crazy Years; The Equestrian Scene; Pa'u: From Calico to Satin; Talk Story; The Paniolo Endures; Ranching: Preserving an Island Tradition. With notes, bibliography, and index.