An edition of Surfing
(2013)
Surfing
an illustrated history of the coolest sport of all time
by Ben Marcus
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A history of surfing in America by a man who grew up surfing southern California in the 1970s and was there through all the big developments. This book will look at how the sport developed, the science of big waves, surfer personalities, the evolution of boards, and surf culture from movies to rock'n'roll to hot rodding. Along with the narrative text will be a large archives of surfing memorabilia, movie posters, album covers, and pop art. With photographs and artwork by Jeff Divine, John Severson, LeRoy Grannis, Ron Dahlquist, Rick Griffin, Greg Noll, Doc Ball, and more.
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Surfing, Pictorial works, HistoryPlaces
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Surfing: an illustrated history of the coolest sport of all time
2013, MVP Books
in English
0760344515 9780760344514
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Table of Contents
Catching the first waves
From Polynesia with love
The dawn of time to 1940
From here to Honolulu
Discovering the secrets of the sea
The World War II years
The golden years
From the fall of Hitler to the rise of Gidget 1946-1959
The surfer stomp
A rock'n'roll soundtrack to the waves 1959-1967
Blue screen
Hollywood exploits surfing
and vice versa 1920s to today
Going vertical
The parallel ascent of Kelly Slater and the surf industrial complex 1980s and 1990s
The sport of queens
Gidget kicks ass
From ancient Hawai'i to blue crush and beyond
Monster
Surfing's twenty-first-century man
1990 to Today
Something wild
The wave of surf culture
Through the centuries.
Edition Notes
First published as Surfing USA! in 2005 by Voyageur Press.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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