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English
Pages
256

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Cover of: Tom Blake
Tom Blake: The Uncommon Journey of a Pioneer Waterman
December 2001, Croul Family Foundation
Hardcover in English - Limited ed edition
Cover of: Tom Blake
Tom Blake: Surfing 1922-1932, Deluxe Edition
February 2, 2001, T. Adler Books; Slipcased and stamped by the Estate
Hardcover in English - Deluxe edition
Cover of: Tom Blake
Tom Blake: the uncommon journey of a pioneer waterman
2000, Croul Family Foundation
in English - Limited ed.
Cover of: Tom Blake
Tom Blake: Surfing 1922-1932
September 2, 2000, T. Adler Books
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Table of Contents

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1. Lonely Beginnings (1902-21) 1
Waterman Visions5
Footloose, 1920-216
2. Swimming (1921-29) 9
Surf Start, Santa Monica 192110
Los Angeles Athletic Club, 1921-2911
AAU 10-Mile Open, 1922 11
Aileen Riggin Soule14
Charles Atlas15
Vegetarian, 192416
1920s Swim Wins17
3. Acting (1922-42)21
"Where The Pavement Ends"21
Copper River Tragedy, 192722
4. Lifeguarding (1924 on)27
On Board, Santa Monica, 192428
First Trip to Hawaii, 192429
Santa Monica Lifeguarding32
Marriage, 1925 32
Malibu First Ridden, 1926 34
5. Hollow Board Evolution (1926-32)37
Ancient Hawaiian Templates, 192637
Drilled-Holes, 1926-2940
PCSC, 192840
Carved Chambers, 192941
Ala Wai Canal, December 1, 192942
Hollow Victory, January 1, 193044
Ala Wai, January 1931 47
Further Board Experiments 49
Transversely Braced Hollows, 193252
". DUKE, As I Knew Him"53
7. Surfer Lifestyle Pioneer61
The Great Depression63
8. Longest Rides (1930 & 1936)69
9. "Surfriding in Hawaii73
10. Early 1930s Innovations87
The Sailboard, 1931-40 88
Collapsible Surfboard, 193291
Johnny Weissmuller93
T he L eash 93
New Kind of Surfing Contest, 1932 93
11. Commercial Boards (1932 on)95
Santa Monica Guarding, 1932-33115
Catalina Crossing, 1932117
Hollow Board Popularity 120
12. East Coast (1922, 1933-34)123
Cape Florida & Miami, 1922123
M iam i, 1933-34125
Nassau, Bahamas, 1934129
Long Island, New York, 1934129
13. Waikiki Beach Patrol (1935-37)131
14. Hawaiian Surfboard (1935)135
" Perfected By Tom Blake"139
15. The Fin (1935)141
16. East and West Coasts (1937-41) 147
Jones Beach, 1937150
" For Fun and Safety," 1939151
Popular Science, 1939152
Palos Verdes, 1939-40155
M iam i, 1941159
17. World War II 161
18. Palos Verdes (1946-50) 167
Golden Gate Crossing, 1948172
19. Waikiki (1947-55)173
"Royal Hawaiians," 1952177
Trouble at Makaha, 1952181
Tommy Zahn, 1953183
Last B oards, 1954186
Surfing's End, 1955 188
20. Bayless Ranch (1955-57)191
21. Florida Lifeguard (1957-64) 195
Hawaiian Surfriding (1961) 199
Florida, California, & Wisconsin200
Visits with Doc Ball 201
22. Desert & Wisconsin (1965-70s)203
"Voice of the Wave," 1968205
Colorado Desert, 1971-74 208
Gene "Tarzan" Smith208
Honors, 1966-91209
23. "Voice of the Atom" (1977-88)213
Chapter 1: Encounter With Anthony214
Chapter 2: Voice of the Atom215
Chapter 3: Nature = God217
Chapter 4: The Way of Compassion218
Chapter 5: Miracles219
Chapter 6: The Promise of Eternal Life 220
Chapter 7: Anthony Departs221
24. Ever The Loner (1980s)223
Women224
Surfer Profile, 1981224
Not Cashing In226
Those Respected227
Vegetarian to the End228
25. Reflections229
The Simple Secret, 1990 231
26. Loner Endings, 1994233
End Notes.241.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-256) and index.

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Corona del Mar, CA
Genre
Biography.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
797.3/2/092, B
Library of Congress
GV838.B53 L96 2001

The Physical Object

Pagination
xvi, 256 p. :
Number of pages
256

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL6799895M
ISBN 10
0970422806
LCCN
00109580
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758541

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