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The History of Surfing

By: Matt Warshaw
Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
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Summary

Matt Warshaw knows more about surfing than any other person on the planet. After five years of research and writing, Warshaw, a former professional surfer and editor of Surfing magazine, has crafted an unprecedented, definitive history of the sport and the culture it has spawned.

The History of Surfing reveals and defines this sport with a voice that is authoritative, funny, and wholly original. The obsessive nature of Warshaw's endeavor is matched only by the obsessive nature of surfers, who are brought to life in this book in many tales of daring, innovation, athletic achievement, and the offbeat personalities who have made surfing history happen.

"The world's most comprehensive chronicler of the surfing scene."—Andy Martin, The Independent

©2010 Matt Warshaw (P)2022 Tantor

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