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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Library Journal Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Moser, Patrick (Patrick J.), 1963-     Subjects     Freeth, George, Jr., 1883-1919.     Surfers -- Hawaii -- Biography.     Swimming -- Coaching.     Lifeguards -- California -- History.     Lifesaving -- California -- History.     Beaches -- California.     California -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Moser, Patrick (Patrick J.), 1963-       by title:      Surf and rescue : Ge...       by call number:      797.32092 F857m     Search the Web     Moser, Patrick (Patrick J.), 1963-     Freeth, George, Jr., 1883-1919.     Surfers -- Hawaii -- Biography.     Swimming -- Coaching.     Lifeguards -- California -- History.     Lifesaving -- California -- History.     Beaches -- California.     California -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.       MARC Display

Surf and rescue : George Freeth and the birth of California beach culture / Patrick Moser. by Moser, Patrick (Patrick J.), 1963- University of Illinois Press, 2022. Call #: 797.32092 F857m Subjects Freeth, George, Jr., 1883-1919.   Surfers -- Hawaii -- Biography.   Swimming -- Coaching.   Lifeguards -- California -- History.   Lifesaving -- California -- History.   Beaches -- California.   California -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. Series Sport and society. ISBN:  9780252086526 (pbk) 9780252044441 (hc) Alternate title:  Surf & rescue : George Freeth and the birth of California beach culture Description:  xiii, 216 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary:  "The mixed-race Hawaiian athlete George Freeth brought surfing to Venice, California, in 1907. Over the next twelve years, Freeth taught Southern Californians to surf and swim while creating a modern lifeguard service that transformed the beach into a destination for fun, leisure, and excitement. Patrick Moser places Freeth's inspiring life story against the rise of the Southern California beach culture he helped shape and define. Freeth made headlines with his rescue of seven fishermen, an act of heroism that highlighted his innovative lifeguarding techniques. But he also founded California's first surf club and coached both male and female athletes, including Olympic swimming champion and 'father of modern surfing' Duke Kahanamoku. Often in financial straits, Freeth persevered as a teacher and lifeguarding pioneer -- building a legacy that endured long after his death during the 1919 influenza pandemic. A compelling merger of biography and sports history, Surf and Rescue brings to light the forgotten figure whose novel way of seeing the beach sparked the imaginations of people around the world."--Publisher. Genre:  Biographies. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Woodlawn Public Library Adult Biography 797.32092 F857m Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Biography 797.32092 F857m Core Collection - Adult Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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