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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Name Reference List ix
Acknowledgments xi
Prologue 1
Chapter 1. A Big Mistake 13
Chapter 2. Waimānalo Boy 42
Chapter 3. The First Hawaiian 74
Chapter 4. Professional At’lete 86
Chapter 5. The Black Ship 102
Chapter 6. The List 117
Chapter 7. The Yokozuna 142
Chapter 8. The Way of Sumo 148
Chapter 9. The Promised Land 161
Chapter 10. The Rest Is Up to Them 181
Chapter 11. The Burden of the Tsuna 201
Chapter 12. The Hardness of the Dohyō 215
Chapter 13. Gaijin 230
Chapter 14. Proving Them Wrong 251
Chapter 15. Senshūraku 271
Epilogue 283
Biographer’s Note 287
Glossary 291
Sources 293
Index 299
About the Author 303

Gaijin Yokozuna

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https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824838041-002

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Name Reference List ix
Acknowledgments xi
Prologue 1
Chapter 1. A Big Mistake 13
Chapter 2. Waimānalo Boy 42
Chapter 3. The First Hawaiian 74
Chapter 4. Professional At’lete 86
Chapter 5. The Black Ship 102
Chapter 6. The List 117
Chapter 7. The Yokozuna 142
Chapter 8. The Way of Sumo 148
Chapter 9. The Promised Land 161
Chapter 10. The Rest Is Up to Them 181
Chapter 11. The Burden of the Tsuna 201
Chapter 12. The Hardness of the Dohyō 215
Chapter 13. Gaijin 230
Chapter 14. Proving Them Wrong 251
Chapter 15. Senshūraku 271
Epilogue 283
Biographer’s Note 287
Glossary 291
Sources 293
Index 299
About the Author 303

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