Unbending Cane

Unbending Cane
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Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages : 170
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ISBN-10 : 9780824874339
ISBN-13 : 0824874331
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Book Synopsis Unbending Cane by : Melinda Tria Kerkvliet

Download or read book Unbending Cane written by Melinda Tria Kerkvliet and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2002-09-30 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unbending Cane not only provides a well-researched and accurate historical account of one of the most controversial labor leaders to come out of Hawaii before World War II, but also explores the complex layers of the man who took on the powerful sugar barons to seek justice for those working in Hawaii's cane fields.


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