Surf and rescue : George Freeth and the birth of California beach culture /

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"The mixed-race Hawaiian athlete George Freeth brought surfing to Venice, California, in 1907. Over the next twelve years, Freeth taught Southern Californians to surf and swim while creating a modern lifeguard service that transformed the beach into a destination for fun, leisure, and excitemen...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Moser, Patrick (Patrick J.), 1963- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2022]
Series:Sport and society.
Subjects:
Freeth, George, > Jr., > 1883-1919.
Surfers > Hawaii > Biography.
Swimming > Coaching.
Lifeguards > California > History.
Lifesaving > California > History.
Beaches > California.
Surfeurs > Hawaii > Biographies.
Natation > Entraînement.
Sauveteurs (Baignade) > Californie > Histoire.
Sauvetage > Californie > Histoire.
SPORTS & RECREATION / Water Sports / Surfing.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION / General
Manners and customs
Beaches
Lifeguards
Lifesaving
Surfers
Swimming > Coaching
Sports & active outdoor recreation.
Sport.
California > Social life and customs.
Californie > Mœurs et coutumes.
California
Hawaii
Biographies
History
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