Surfing in Hawai'i: 1778-1930 by Delavega, Timothy Tovar

Surfing in Hawai'i: 1778-1930

When the early European explorers traversed the globe, their journals held numerous accounts of Hawaiians enjoying surfing....
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Author: Timothy Tovar Delavega
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Language: English
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Surfing in Hawai'i: 1778-1930 by Delavega, Timothy Tovar

Surfing in Hawai'i: 1778-1930

€35,98

Surfing in Hawai'i: 1778-1930

€35,98
Author: Timothy Tovar Delavega
Format: Paperback
Language: English
When the early European explorers traversed the globe, their journals held numerous accounts of Hawaiians enjoying surfing. Since Europeans of that era were not accustomed to swimming in their own cold waters, it must have seemed like a dream to watch naked native Hawaiians riding the waves of a turbulent sea. Nowhere in the ancient world was surfing as ingrained into the culture as on the islands of Hawai'i. He'e nalu (wave sliding) was the national sport and enjoyed by all. When a swell was up, whole villages were deserted as everyone fled to the beach to test their surfing skills. Legends of famous surf riders were retold in mele (song/chant), and fortunes could be decided on the outcome of a surfing contest. From these shores, modern surfing was born, along with the iconic romantic images of bronzed surfers, grass shacks, and hula.

Author: Timothy Tovar Delavega
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 06/13/2011
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.50w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780738574882

About the Author
Delavega, Timothy Tovar: - In this volume, Kauai resident and surf historian Timothy DeLaVega has orchestrated a worldwide team of surfing historians, who have compiled surfing images that span the centuries from ancient petroglyphs (rock etchings) to the first modern surfing boom at Waikiki. These images offer a unique and historical perspective, with many never-before-seen images of surfing in Hawai i.

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