Old Ukulele Honoring Surfing Pioneer Duke Kahanamoku - Bookshelf
128 pages
Surfing in San Diego
Much research points to surfing having come to Southern California in 1907, and it may have taken hold in San Diego as early as 1910. Join with us in this wonderful pictorial journey through San Diegos little-known surfing past.
About this book
San Diego County has nearly 75 miles of picturesque coastline on the mighty Pacific Ocean, and for decades, San Diego has boasted of producing some of the worlds finest surfers. But here surfing is more than a sportit is a Southern California lifestyleand as such has heavily influenced the beach towns throughout the county. Much research points to surfing having come to Southern California in 1907, and it may have taken hold in San Diego as early as 1910. Join with us in this wonderful pictorial journey through San Diegos little-known surfing past.
Legendary surfers
The first volume covers the period of time between surfing's origins after 2,500 B.C. to the year 1910 A.D. and through Duke Kahanamoku's life.
About this book
The first volume covers the period of time between surfing's origins after 2,500 B.C. to the year 1910 A.D. and through Duke Kahanamoku's life. The second volume covers the period 1910 through 1929 and the entire life of twentieth century pioneer surfer and innovator Tom Blake.
304 pages
The Pump House Gang
Looking for new forms of status and power, the author travels from La Jolla to London in search of the 1960s subculture's wildest heroes. Reprint.
About this book
Wolfe journeys among noble Sixties savages of all varieties, from La Jolla to London, all baying for new forms of status as they make a determined retreat from conventional social hierarchies.
