Caught Inside: A Surfer's Year on the California Coast.

Duane, Daniel.

ISBN 10: 086547494X / ISBN 13: 9780865474949

Editore: North Point Press., New York., 1996

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signed by author on title page. near fine in near fine dust jacket. Library of Congress #95-25704 8vo 230 pp. Codice articolo 141073

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Titolo: Caught Inside: A Surfer's Year on the ...

Casa editrice: North Point Press., New York.

Data di pubblicazione: 1996

Legatura: hardcover.

Condizione: Near Fine

autografato: Signed by Author(s)

Edizione: 1st edition.

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Caught Inside is Daniel Duane's account of a year spent surfing in Santa Cruz, California. Following the turn of the seasons, it is also the story of a young man's deepening knowledge of his native landscape and its history. Interspersed with the narrative of days passed on the water are good-humored explanations of the physics of wave dynamics, the intricate art of surfboard design, and lyrical, sharp-eyed descriptions of the flora and fauna that inhabit the Pacific wilderness. In Duane's company are cormorants, herons, gulls, sea lions, whales, and dolphins; with him we learn about the physiology of a pelican's dive, the mating habits of otters, and the obscene contents of a shark's stomach.
In a wryly entertaining parallel narrative Duane traces the cultural history of the sport and the settling of California. From Captain Cook and Mark Twain to Robinson Jeffers and Jack London, from portraits of famous (and infamous) surfers to an analysis of the perverse significance of Gidget movies, Duane expertly uncovers the myths and symbols bound up in one of our most vibrant and recognizably American subjects.

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Book by Duane Daniel