Did Christian missionaries really try to stop Hawaiians from surfing? A new book provides at some interesting facts and dispels some myths about the history of that ancient sport. The jacket of this new book has a picture of two middle-aged guys in wetsuits floating on surfboards. They're professors at UC Santa Barbara and their book is The World in the Curl: An Unconventional History of Surfing. One is Peter Neushul and the other is Peter Westwick, who joins us here in our studio.
A Totally Rad History of Surfing
Credits
Guest:
Peter Westwick - University of Southern California
Host:
Warren Olney
Producers:
Katie Cooper,
Kerry Cavanaugh,
Anna Scott