California Surfing and Climbing in the Fifties

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California Surfing and Climbing in the Fifties

The story told by the photographs in California Surfing and Climbing in the Fifties takes place against the larger backdrop of postwar America: Truman and Eisenhower, the Korean War, the Cold War and the Red Scare. Young people were embracing new symbols of non-conformity: Elvis Presley, Jack Kerouac, Marlon Brando and James Dean. All along the California coast, surfing became popular as heavy balsawood boards were replaced with lightweight ones crafted from polyurethane foam, fiberglass and resin. Meanwhile, climbers descended on Tahquitz Rock in the south and Yosemite Valley to the north to testÂ handcrafted equipment that would set new standards for safety, technique and performance. The photographs in this volume include images of legendary surfers such as Joe Quigg, Tom Zahn, Dale Velzy and Renny Yater, in locations such as Rincon, Malibu, South Bay, Laguna and San Onofre; and famous climbers such as Warren Harding, Royal Robbins and Wayne Merry among others, photographed mostly in the Yosemite Valley by the likes of Bob Swift, Alan Steck, Jerry Gallwas and Frank Hoover. Soaked in surf, sun and adrenaline, the photographs in California Surfing and Climbing in the Fifties depict the birth of an era and an exhilarating moment in Californian history.
Country USA
Brand Ingramcontent
Manufacturer T. Adler Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 90832
ReleaseDate 2013-12-31
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781938922268

Country	USA
Brand	Ingramcontent
Manufacturer	T. Adler Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	90832
ReleaseDate	2013-12-31
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781938922268

California Surfing and Climbing in the Fifties

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