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Eddie Would Go: The Story of Eddie Aikau, Hawaiian Hero and Pioneer of Big Wave Surfing Paperback - 2004
by Stuart Holmes Coleman
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- Title Eddie Would Go: The Story of Eddie Aikau, Hawaiian Hero and Pioneer of Big Wave Surfing
- Author Stuart Holmes Coleman
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st Edition
- Condition Used - Near Fine
- Pages 288
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher St. Martin's Griffin, New York
- Date 2004
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
- Bookseller's Inventory # 077816
- ISBN 9780312327187 / 0312327188
- Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6 x 0.9 in (23.11 x 15.24 x 2.29 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1970's
- Cultural Region: Oceania
- Geographic Orientation: Hawaii
- Sex & Gender: Masculine
- Library of Congress subjects History, Biography
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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From the jacket flap
In the 1970s, a decade before bumper stickers and T-shirts bearing the phrase Eddie Would Go began popping up all over the Hawaiian islands and throughout the surfing world, Eddie Aikau was proving what it meant to be a "waterman." As a fearless and gifted surfer, he rode the biggest waves in the world; as the first and most famous Waimea Bay lifeguard on the North Shore, he saved hundreds of lives from its treacherous waters; and as a proud Hawaiian, he sacrificed his life to save the crew aboard the voyaging canoe Hokule'a.
Eddie Would Go is the compelling story of Eddie Aikau's legendary life and legacy, a pipeline into the exhilarating world of surfing, and an important chronicle of the Hawaiian Renaissance and the emergence of modern Hawaii.
"Splendid...clear and fascinating."--Greg Ambrose, San Francisco Chronicle
"Enlightening...an impressive history...of surfing...of Hawaiian culture both at home and across the world."--Matt Walker, Surfing Magazine
"Eddie Aikau's life is a story waiting to be told, and it could not have been told any better than in Stuart Coleman's Eddie Would Go. This is a bestseller in the same way as the The Perfect Storm."--Peter Cole, Big-Wave Surfing Pioneer
"It's amazing the impact Eddie had on the surfing world and Hawaii. It touches the community at a real grass-roots level."--Kelly Slater, World Champion Surfer
"A meaningful biography of a surfing hero...extraordinary."
-Terry Rogers, The San Diego Union-Tribune
"Coleman, a surfer himself, does an admirable job of de-mystifying this remarkable man."
-Terry Tomalin, The St. Petersburg Times
"Fantastic...a treat to read."-Mark Cunningham, Honolulu Weekly
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Citations
- Library Journal, 01/05/2004, Page 0
- Outside, 01/01/2004, Page 28
- Publishers Weekly, 12/22/2003, Page 0