Research Catalog

Title

Eddie would go : the story of Eddie Aikau, Hawaiian hero and pioneer of big wave surfing / Stuart Holmes Coleman.

Author

Coleman, Stuart Holmes

Publication

New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Press, 2004.

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Details

Description

269 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), maps; 24 cm.

Summary

In the 1970s, a decade before bumper stickers and T-shirts bearing the phrase Eddie Would Go began popping up all over the Hawaiian islands and throughout the surfing world, Eddie Aikau was proving what it meant to be a "waterman." As a fearless and gifted surfer, he rode the biggest waves in the world; as the first and most famous Waimea Bay lifeguard on the North Shore, he saved hundreds of lives from its treacherous waters; and as a proud Hawaiian, he sacrificed his life to save the crew aboard the voyaging canoe Hokule'a. Eddie Would Go is the compelling story of Eddie Aikau's legendary life and legacy, a pipeline into the exhilarating world of surfing, and an important chronicle of the Hawaiian Renaissance and the emergence of modern Hawaii. -- Publisher's website.

Alternative Title

Story of Eddie Aikau

Subject

• Aikau, Eddie Ryan
• Surfers > Hawaii > Biography
• Lifeguards > Hawaii > Biography
• Surfing > Hawaii

Genre/Form

Biographies

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-259) and index.

Contents

Introduction: sailing in Eddie's wake -- Prologue: the spirit of the bay -- The life of the land -- A brotherhood of surfers -- Eddie and the Duke -- Lifeguards and guardian angels -- Life in the graveyard -- Racial pride and prejudice -- Triumph and tragedy -- Wipeout -- Diving deep -- Hokule'a and the Hawaiian renaissance -- Hawaiian rage -- Victory and defeat -- Premonitions -- The search -- The voyage continues -- Follow the turtles.

ISBN

0312327188

OCLC

• 410673796
• SCSB-12810103

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library