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Author : P. L. Strazz
Release : 2004
Genre : Surfing
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 076/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Surfing the Great Lakes by : P. L. Strazz
Download or read book Surfing the Great Lakes written by P. L. Strazz. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jack Nordgren
Release : 2013-03-08
Genre : Sports & Recreation
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 611/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Wave Chasers Volume 2 by : Jack Nordgren
Download or read book Wave Chasers Volume 2 written by Jack Nordgren. This book was released on 2013-03-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains color pictures and stories of those who surf on the the Great Lakes-Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Some of the surfers I know and some I don't know yet I consider them all my friends.The waves are not as consistent on the Great Lakes as on the ocean but to those who have the patience the reward is great. We wait, we watch and when the conditions are right we go.
Author : William Povletich
Release : 2010
Genre : Sports & Recreation
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 473/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Some Like It Cold by : William Povletich
Download or read book Some Like It Cold written by William Povletich. This book was released on 2010. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Since the late 1960s, Lee and Larry Williams have been surfing the gnarliest waves despite living nearly 2,000 miles away from an ocean. Even on sub-zero days, they bring their dreams and longboards to surf Lake Michigan off the coast of Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Realizng that their biggest obstacle wasn't the lack of waves but rather hypothermia and frostbite, they customized their wetsuits and helped revolutionize a surf culture where one had never been before, turning Sheboygan into the 'Malibu of the Midwest'."--Back cover.
Author : Jack Nordgren
Release : 2013-03-08
Genre : Sports & Recreation
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 643/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Wave Chasers Volume 2 Bw by : Jack Nordgren
Download or read book Wave Chasers Volume 2 Bw written by Jack Nordgren. This book was released on 2013-03-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains black and white pictures of surfing on all 5 of the Great lakes. The waves may not be as consistent as the ocean but there are waves. We wait, we watch and when the conditions are right we surf.
Author : Scott Laderman
Release : 2014-01-18
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 047/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Empire in Waves by : Scott Laderman
Download or read book Empire in Waves written by Scott Laderman. This book was released on 2014-01-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surfing today evokes many things: thundering waves, warm beaches, bikinis and lifeguards, and carefree pleasure. But is the story of surfing really as simple as popular culture suggests? In this first international political history of the sport, Scott Laderman shows that while wave riding is indeed capable of stimulating tremendous pleasure, its globalization went hand in hand with the blood and repression of the long twentieth century. Emerging as an imperial instrument in post-annexation Hawaii, spawning a form of tourism that conquered the littoral Third World, tracing the struggle against South African apartheid, and employed as a diplomatic weapon in America's Cold War arsenal, the saga of modern surfing is only partially captured by Gidget, the Beach Boys, and the film Blue Crush. From nineteenth-century American empire-building in the Pacific to the low-wage labor of the surf industry today, Laderman argues that surfing in fact closely mirrored American foreign relations. Yet despite its less-than-golden past, the sport continues to captivate people worldwide. Whether in El Salvador or Indonesia or points between, the modern history of this cherished pastime is hardly an uncomplicated story of beachside bliss. Sometimes messy, occasionally contentious, but never dull, surfing offers us a whole new way of viewing our globalized world.
