Kokomo Joe

Author : John Christgau
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803218974
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kokomo Joe written by John Christgau and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first Japanese American jockey, Kokomo Joe burst like a comet on the American horse-racing scene in the summer of 1941. As war with Japan loomed, Yoshio ?Kokomo Joe? Kobuki won race after race, stirring passions far beyond merely the envy and antagonism of other jockeys. His is a story of the American dream catapulting headlong into the nightmare of a nation gripped by wartime hysteria and xenophobia. The story that unfolds in Kokomo Joe is at once inspiring, deeply sad, and richly ironic?and remarkably relevant in our own climate of nationalist fervor and racial profiling. ø Sent to Japan from Washington State after his mother and three siblings died of the Spanish flu, Kobuki continued to nurse his dream of the American good life. Because of his small stature, his ambition steered him to a future as a star jockey. John Christgau narrates Kobuki?s rise from lowly stable boy to reigning star at California fairs and in the bush leagues. He describes how, at the height of the jockey?s fame, even his flight into the Sonora Desert could not protect him from the government?s espionage and sabotage dragnet. And finally he recounts how, after three years of internment, Kokomo Joe tried to reclaim his racing success, only to fall victim to still-rampant racism, a career-ending injury, and cancer.

Author : John Christgau
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803222793
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kokomo Joe written by John Christgau and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first Japanese American jockey, Kokomo Joe burst like a comet on the American horse-racing scene in the summer of 1941. As war with Japan loomed, Yoshio Kokomo Joe Kobuki won race after race, stirring passions far beyond merely the envy and antagonism of other jockeys. His is a story of the American dream catapulting headlong into the nightmare of a nation gripped by wartime hysteria and xenophobia. The story that unfolds in Kokomo Joe is at once inspiring, deeply sad, and richly ironic and remarkably relevant in our own climate of nationalist fervor and racial profiling. Sent to Japan from Washington State after his mother and three siblings died of the Spanish flu, Kobuki continued to nurse his dream of the American good life. Because of his small stature, his ambition steered him to a future as a star jockey. John Christgau narrates Kobuki s rise from lowly stable boy to reigning star at California fairs and in the bush leagues. He describes how, at the height of the jockey s fame, even his flight into the Sonora Desert could not protect him from the government s espionage and sabotage dragnet. And finally he recounts how, after three years of internment, Kokomo Joe tried to reclaim his racing success, only to fall victim to still-rampant racism, a career-ending injury, and cancer.

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Total Pages : 186 pages
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Download or read book LIFE written by and published by . This book was released on 1951-10-08 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.

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Total Pages : 1212 pages
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Author : Robert Thomas
Publisher : BOA Editions, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1938160495
Total Pages : 156 pages
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Download or read book Bridge written by Robert Thomas and published by BOA Editions, Ltd.. This book was released on 2014-10-20 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridge is a collection of linked-stories about a troubled young woman?Alice?who works at a San Francisco law firm. Alice goes through despair and occasional rapture as she struggles with simultaneously real and hallucinated relationships with her co-worker David (of the romantic variety) and her supervisor Fran. Passionate, whip-smart, furious, and perceptive, Alice contemplates both suicide and murder as she struggles to find meaning in the day-to-day interactions of her life. Robert Thomas holds an MFA from Warren Wilson College. He lives in Oakland, California, and works as a legal secretary in San Francisco.

Author : Ronald T. Coons
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781462802937
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Profit of Doom written by Ronald T. Coons and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2001-12-10 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profit of Doom - Description The genre of this work is somewhat unique in nature. It most appropriately fits into a sub-category known as Hard Science Fiction meaning that it is based upon legitimate and contemporary science that is possibly extrapolated to levels just beyond currently applied science. It seeks to explain some of the complex social reasons that known science is not always fully applied. This story tells of two more or less ordinary families who very innocently become enmeshed in a conspiracy that is international in scope. The political and economic roots of this conspiracy occurred in the years between the Great Depression and the beginnings of World War II. Then and today this conspiracy manifests itself as the Presidents Council on Economic Impact and Planning or as it is known in some circles, simply the Council. The Councils origin in the difficult time of recovery from economic depression and anticipation of war was judged as necessary by those in power during the middle years of the Roosevelt administration. It continues to exist today because their successors perceive uncontrolled technological advances to be a threat to the well-being of our nation and the world as a whole, but even more so, to themselves and the business interests they represent. As is frequently the case with governmental agencies, the structure and power of the Council have grown far beyond anything its founders might have anticipated. The basis for this story may be, at least in part, true. There are valid reasons to believe that it is. The central character, Larry Knight, is an engineer involved in development of automotive components with Design Tech, a contract engineering firm located in Michigan. That firms principal clients are Detroits big three and their derivative organizations. When a series of coincidental events cause Larry to recall a fascination he held for permanent magnets during his childhood and teen years, he decides to begin again his earlier efforts to build a motor powered by them. After enlisting the aid of Jim Batey, a fellow employee and friend at Design Tech, they are eventually successful beyond his wildest dreams. Being absolutely convinced that their discovery is the answer to the worlds energy problems, they begin their attempts to acquire patent rights. At this time they learn the magnitude of the Councils power. As will you. Thank you

Author : David Petersen
Publisher : Big Earth Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781555662875
Total Pages : 436 pages
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Download or read book Confessions of a Barbarian written by David Petersen and published by Big Earth Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Iconoclast, activist, philosopher, and spiritual father of the environmental movement, the author of The Monkeywrench Gang was also an avid journal keeper. Here Abbey's longtime friend David Petersen showcases the best of these journals, complete with Abbey's philosophical musings, notes, character sketches, and illustrations.

Author : John M. Howells
Publisher : John Howells
ISBN 13 : 9780965097901
Total Pages : 294 pages
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Download or read book Tramp Printers written by John M. Howells and published by John Howells. This book was released on 1996-06 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with the invention of movable type in the 15th century, itinerant artisans roamed the highways and byways of the world, working where and when they pleased. It all ended five centuries later, when computer typesetting replaced humans. Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Horace Greely (along with legions of much less famous printers) plied their trade and enjoyed adventures as tramp printers until it all suddenly vanished in the mid 1970s. A sociological study, as seen through the eyes of tramp printers themselves. Footloose and carefree, these adventurers enjoyed 500 years of freedom, working where and when they pleased. A vanished breed, today they live on through recollections, anecdotes, and memories of how it used to be, when printers worked with "real type."

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Total Pages : 1142 pages
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Author : David LaRochelle
Publisher : Union Square & Co.
ISBN 13 : 1454940999
Total Pages : 94 pages
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Download or read book I Was an Outer-Space Chicken (Alien Math Book 1) written by David LaRochelle and published by Union Square & Co.. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Math meets sci-fi in this clever chapter book about two numbers-loving friends and their alien adventures. The first in a new series! “This playful math series is overall a valuable addition to the chapter-book shelf.” —Kirkus “LaRochelle shrewdly integrates the numerical puzzles . . . into his madcap plot, and the playful competition between the math whiz kids further energizes the story.” —Publishers Weekly Best friends Lamar and Lexie love math—and, in this first book in the Alien Math series, their skills come in handy when they’re abducted by an extraterrestrial named Fooz. Fooz, unfamiliar with Earth life, mistakes the children for chickens . . . until Lamar and Lexie prove they’re human by solving a tricky math problem. Fooz agrees to take them home, but on a side trip to a nearby planet to refuel, the two are captured by lumfurs, creatures that resemble Bigfoot. In order to escape and return to Fooz’s ship and subsequently Earth, Lamar and Lexie must solve problems that require finding patterns, making estimates, and deciphering codes. Can the children pass the test and get home again?