University of California at Santa Barbara History professors Peter Neushul and Peter Westwick have taken some course work from their college class on the history of surfing and turned it into an extremely readable book titled The World In The Curl: An unconventional History of Surfing, according to a story on GrindTV.com.
The World in the Curl: An Unconventional History of Surfing focuses on surfing’s progression from a Polynesian past-time to a billion-dollar global industry. Along the way, it shows how the sport was heavily shaped by the U.S. military, aerospace, and technological advances taking place during the same time period—and how without those influences, surfing as we know it would be dead in the water.
Nothing gives a better perspective on the the inside workings of surfing history than a view from the outside. Click here to buy the book for $18.08 in print or $13.99 on Kindle, click the link for the rest of the story.
[Link: GrindTV]
