Surfing the South: The Search for Waves and the People Who Ride Them by Estes, Steve
Surfing the South: The Search for Waves and the People Who Ride Them by Estes, Steve

Surfing the South: The Search for Waves and the People Who Ride Them

When most Americans think of surfing, they often envision waves off the coasts of California, Hawai'i, or...
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Author: Steve Estes
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Language: English
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Surfing the South: The Search for Waves and the People Who Ride Them by Estes, Steve

Surfing the South: The Search for Waves and the People Who Ride Them

$59.54
Surfing the South: The Search for Waves and the People Who Ride Them by Estes, Steve

Surfing the South: The Search for Waves and the People Who Ride Them

$59.54
Author: Steve Estes
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
When most Americans think of surfing, they often envision waves off the coasts of California, Hawai'i, or even New Jersey. What few know is that the South has its own surf culture. To fully explore this unsung surfing world, Steve Estes undertook a journey that stretched more than 2,300 miles, traveling from the coast of Texas to Ocean City, Maryland. Along the way he interviewed and surfed alongside dozens of people--wealthy and poor, men and women, Black and white--all of whom opened up about their lives, how they saw themselves, and what the sport means to them. They also talked about race, class, the environment, and how surfing has shaped their identities.

The cast includes a retired Mississippi riverboat captain and alligator hunter who was one of the first to surf the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, a Pensacola sheet-metal worker who ran the China Beach Surf Club while he was stationed in Vietnam, and a Daytona Beach swimsuit model who shot the curl in the 1966 World Surfing Championships before circumnavigating the globe in search of waves and adventure. From these varied and surprising stories emerge a complex, sometimes troubling, but nevertheless beautiful picture of the modern South and its people.



Author: Steve Estes
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 05/24/2022
Pages: 214
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.49d
ISBN: 9781469667775

About the Author
Estes, Steve: - Steve Estes is an avid surfer and professor of history at Sonoma State University.
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