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Surfing the South : the search for waves and the people who ride them

Title: Surfing the South : the search for waves and the people who ride them / Steve Estes.
Author: Estes, Steve, 1972-
Publication: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2022]

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201 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"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"--

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Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction: Dawn Patrol -- A Fool's Errand: Houston, Texas -- If Everybody Had an Ocean: Galveston, Texas -- Atlantis on the Gulf: Grand Isle, Louisiana -- Surf City, USA: Mobile, Alabama -- Charlie Don't Surf: Pensacola, Florida -- The Space Coast: Cocoa Beach, Florida -- Have Boards, Will Travel: Daytona Beach, Florida -- Whitewater: Charleston, South Carolina -- The Shape of the Past: Cape Fear Coast, North Carolina -- The Edge of America: Outer Banks, North Carolina -- Surf Local, Sell Global: Virginia Beach, Virginia -- Castles Made of Sand: Ocean City, Maryland -- Epilogue: By the Waters of Babylon.

ISBN

9781469667775
1469667770
9781469667782 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2021049356

OCLC

1266896985

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library