Surf and Rescue: George Freeth and the Birth of California Beach Culture by Patrick Moser

Surf and Rescue: George Freeth and the Birth of California Beach Culture

Patrick Moser

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The mixed-race Hawaiian athlete George Freeth brought surfing to Venice, California, in 1907. Over the next twelve years, Freeth taught Southern Californians to surf and swim while creating a modern lifeguard service that transformed the beach int...

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