Waterman: The Life and Times of Duke Kahanamoku de Davis, David - 2015-10-01

University of Nebraska Press, 2015. Book. Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper. Front dj flap price clipped. Minor edgewear but has a small brown splash spot to outside page edge. All intact..

Lincoln. 2015. University of Nebraska Press. 1st American Edition. Some Bumping to Bottom Corner Edge, Otherwise Very Good in Dustjacket. 9780803254770. 315 pages. hardcover. keywords: Sports Surfing Biography. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Waterman is the first comprehensive biography of Duke Kahanamoku (1890–1968): swimmer, surfer, Olympic gold medalist, Hawaiian icon, waterman. Long before Michael Phelps and Mark Spitz made their splashes in the pool, Kahanamoku emerged from the backwaters of Waikiki to become America's first superstar Olympic swimmer. The original human fish set dozens of world records and topped the world rankings for more than a decade; his rivalry with Johnny Weissmuller transformed competitive swimming from an insignificant sideshow into a headliner event. Kahanamoku used his Olympic renown to introduce the sport of surf-riding, an activity unknown beyond the Hawaiian Islands, to the world. Standing proudly on his traditional wooden longboard, he spread surfing from Australia… Leer más

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hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

pp. 336 . Hardback. New.

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Hardback. New.