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Surfing : an illustrated history of the coolest sport of all time / by Ben Marcus ; foreword by Steve Pezman ; photographs and artwork by Jeff Divine ... [et al.].

by Marcus, Ben, 1960-

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MVP Books, 2013.

Surfing -- History.

Surfing -- History -- Pictorial works.

Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works

9780760344514 (pbk.)

0760344515 (pbk.)

207 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

First published as Surfing USA! in 2005 by Voyageur Press.

Some copies may be permabound.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

A history of surfing by a man who grew up surfing southern California in the 1970s and was there through all the big developments. 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. Contains a large image archives of surfing memorabilia, movie posters, album covers, and pop art.

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