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Summary: Really a terrific, unique book
Review: There's a lot more to this collection than just surfing pics - in fact, they're in the minority. This book is a beauftiful photograph record of a time and place lost forever in the shifting sands of time. It would be appreciated by anyone who enjoys the history of California, beaches, surfing, photography, pre-WWII culture and nature.
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Summary: A touching elegy to a bygone period of California life.
Review: This book is a collection of photographs taken in the late 1930's on the beach at San Onofre. It shows the innocent and fun times of the surfers, vagabonds and young people of that era whose lives would forever be swept away by World War II.The subjects of the photos display a remarkable athletic naturalism, unlike the steroid artificiality of today. They surf, drink beer, and lay on the sand, ride the waves, enjoying life to the fullest-- splendidly isolated from the darkening events of the world. Beautifully photographed in black and white with some color, it brings back a time before Southern California was choked by overdevelopment and young people could enjoy the sun, water and natural beauty of this state with fear of skin cancer, water pollution and violence.
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