Waterman : the life and times of Duke Kahanamoku / David Davis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davis, David, 1962- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kahanamoku, Duke, 1890-1968.

Kahanamoku, Duke.

Swimmers--Hawaii--Biography.

Swimmers.

Surfers--Hawaii--Biography.

Surfers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln, [Nebraska] : University of Nebraska Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Waterman is the first comprehensive biography of Duke Kahanamoku (1890-1968): swimmer, surfer, Olympic gold medalist, Hawaiian icon, waterman.Long before Michael Phelps and Mark Spitz made their splashes in the pool, Kahanamoku emerged from the backwaters of Waikiki to become America's first superstar Olympic swimmer.

Contents:

""Cover ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Page ""; ""Prologue ""; ""Chapter 1 ""; ""Chapter 2 ""; ""Chapter 3""; ""Chapter 4 ""; ""Chapter 5 ""; ""Chapter 6 ""; ""Chapter 7 ""; ""Chapter 8 ""; ""Chapter 9 ""; ""Chapter 10""; ""Chapter 11 ""; ""Chapter 12 ""; ""Chapter 13 ""; ""Chapter 14 ""; ""Chapter 15 ""; ""Chapter 16 ""; ""Chapter 17 ""; ""Chapter 18 ""; ""Chapter 19 ""; ""Chapter 20""; ""Chapter 21 ""; ""Chapter 22 ""; ""Chapter 23 ""; ""Chapter 24 ""; ""Chapter 25""; ""Chapter 26""; ""Chapter 27 ""; ""Chapter 28 ""; ""Chapter 29 ""; ""Chapter 30 ""; ""Chapter 31 ""; ""Chapter 32 ""

""Chapter 33 """"Chapter 34 ""; ""Chapter 35 ""; ""Epilogue""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Author's Note""; ""Notes""; ""Selected Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

0-8032-8514-0

OCLC:

932326050