Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Sport and Society
ISBN-10
025208652X
ISBN-13
9780252086526
Edition
New
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Imprint
University of Illinois Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 28th, 2022
Print length
248 Pages
Weight
366 grams
Dimensions
15.10 x 22.80 x 2.60 cms
Product Classification:
US West
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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 excitement. Patrick Moser places Freeth''s inspiring life story against the rise of the Southern California beach culture he helped shape and define. Freeth made headlines with his rescue of seven fishermen, an act of heroism that highlighted his innovative lifeguarding techniques. But he also founded California''s first surf club and coached both male and female athletes, including Olympic swimming champion and "father of modern surfing" Duke Kahanamoku. Often in financial straits, Freeth persevered as a teacher and lifeguarding pioneer--building a legacy that endured long after his death during the 1919 influenza pandemic.
A compelling merger of biography and sports history, Surf and Rescue brings to light the forgotten figure whose novel way of seeing the beach sparked the imaginations of people around the world.
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