Zero break : an illustrated collection of surf writing, 1777-2004 / edited by Matt Warshaw.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Warshaw, Matt, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Surfing--Anecdotes.

Surfing.

Genre:

Anecdotes.

Physical Description:

xxi, 360 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt, [2004]

Summary:

The author of The Encyclopedia of Surfing returns with this definitive anthology of the best-ever writing about surfing, illustrated with classic and cutting-edge photographs and artwork. Hip and eclectic, the collection speaks to surfing's widespread and longstanding appeal: from Mark Twain's nineteenth-century description in Roughing It to Susan Orlean's essay on girl surfers in Maui and Tom Wolfe's "The Pump House Gang."This anthology covers it all-from early surfing literature to descriptions of the sport's most colorful characters, from hair-raising tales of big-wave surfing to an exploration of surf culture. Includes contributions by: R. Crumb, Daniel Duane, William Finnegan, Rick Griffin, Frederick Kohner, Jack London, Herman Melville, Susan Orlean, Charles Schulz, Mark Twain, and Tom Wolfe

Contents:

1 The Most Supreme Pleasure: Surfing Introduced 1

excerpt from A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean / Captain James Cook 3

excerpt from Roughing It / Mark Twain 6

excerpt from Mardi / Herman Melville 9

excerpt from The Cruise of the Snark / Jack London 12

excerpt from "Childe Harold" / Lord Byron 20

excerpt from Gidget / Frederick Kohner 25

2 Kahuna: Surfing Characters 47

"The Legend Lives: Finding Mickey Dora" / David Rensin 49

excerpt from Apocalypse Now Screenplay / John Milius 70

"Doonesbury" / Garry Trudeau 74

"Jock's Night Trip" / Allan Weisbecker 87

3 Out There: Big Waves, Long Journeys 95

"The Land Duke Forgot" / Dave Parmenter 97

excerpt from A Native Son of the Golden West / James Houston 115

"Murphy" / Rick Griffin 132

excerpt from Maverick's / Matt Warshaw 134

4 Surf City, Here We Come: Surf Culture 155

"Jesus Christ, Personal Friend of Surfing" / Cintra Wilson 157

excerpt from The Pump House Gang / Tom Wolfe 167

"Peanuts" / Charles Schulz 182

"Surf Girls of Maui" / Susan Orlean 189

"Surf Dudes of Beach 89" / Charlie Rubin 206

"N.Y.D.P." / Peter Spacek 210

5 Fish Out of Water: The Landlocked Surfer 215

"Waterbed" / Allston James 217

"New York's a Lonely Town" / The Trade Winds 221

"Black Sea Blues" / William Finnegan 224

"Return of the Prodigal Surfer" / Bob Shacochis 228

"Surfers of Fortune" / Derek Rielly 235

6 The Ninth Wave: Surf Noir 239

excerpt from The Ninth Wave / Eugene Burdick 241

"Salty Dog Sam Goes Surfin'" / R. Crumb 266

excerpt from The Dogs of Winter / Kem Nunn 268

excerpt from Hang Dead Hawaiian Style / Patrick Morgan 284

excerpt from The Tribes of Palos Verdes / Joy Nicholson 299

"Haole Go Home" / Anonymous 312

7 Voice of the Wave: Why We Surf 321

excerpt from You Should Have Been Here an Hour Ago / Phil Edwards 323

excerpt from Caught Inside / Daniel Duane 328

"Why Do You Surf?" / Surfer magazine 332

excerpts from On Water / Thomas Farber 343

"Wave for Mickey Dora" / John Kilroy 351.

Notes:

"A Harvest original."

ISBN:

0156029537

OCLC:

55105814