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Surfing: A History of the Ancient Hawaiian Sport
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by Ben R. Finney and James D. Houston
Sales Rank: 1113591
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$10.00
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 117 pages
Published by: Pomegranate Communications; Rev Sub edition April 1996
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0876545940
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0876545942
Book Dimensions:
10.7 x 9 x 0.4 inches
Weighs: 1.4 pounds
Book Description
Surfing traces the history of the sport from its beginnings in ancient Hawaii through the mid 1960s. This revised edition of the 1966 classic features extensive illustrations, a new introduction, and articles by Mark Twain and Jack London recounting their observations on surfing. The book also explores the development of the surfboard and follows surfings timeline from the earliest legends to the accomplishments of modern surfing heroes.
By Ben Finney and James D. Houston. 120 pages, approximately 50 black-and-white historical photographs, with maps and diagrams, size: ten 3/4 x 9". Smythe-sewn paperbound book.
Reader Reviews
Surfing: A History of the Ancient Hawaiian Sport (1996) by Ben Finney and James D. Houston, which calls itself 'the first book to chart surfing's Pacific origins in the context of Polynesian culture,' has its juiceless roots in Finney's mid-Sixties master's thesis at the University of Hawaii. Written without enthusiasm or verve, the book plods along, its undistinguished text style flattening what should be a colorful, vital, and fascinating history. For the 30th anniversary addition, the authors state that they have decided not to revise the text, a strategy which might have worked had the original been stronger. But Surfing: A History of the Ancient Hawaiian Sport, at a slim 117 pages, could badly use some lively additional material. Though the book contains a variety of prints of traditional Hawaiian surfing practices and customs, there are surprisingly few historical photographs, and less than a handful from the post-Forties period. Though most of the photographs included are excellent, a vivid photo documentary of one of the most colorful sports in history the book is not. Surfing: A History of the Ancient Hawaiian Sport may be useful to students or novice researchers, but most of the information contained here can be found elsewhere, and in brighter, more stimulating form. The book does include interesting maps of the most heavily-used surfing areas in ancient times, a pronunciation guide, an appendix of Hawaiian surfing terms, and firsthand observations by Mark Twain and Jack London as they witnessed the sport in 1872 and 1911.
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