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The Golden Age of Water-Skiing

Kevin Desmond

出版	DIANE Publishing Company, 2004-06
主題	Sports & Recreation / Water Sports / General
ISBN	07567778449780756777845
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Sl0iAAAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋

Aquaplaning and then water-skiing developed from the early 1920s. This vol. covers modern skiing, in California then on the French Riviera in the 1930s. At first the recreation of a small and wealthy elite, water-skiing became a top competitive sport as well as a symbol of the post-war leisure class. The beautiful water-ski ballerinas Cypress Gardens in Florida rivaled even the charm and daring of Hollywood starlets in Technicolor. This book helps us re-live the most varied aspects of this sport in a moving and spectacular way. It passes from the comical nature of the most bizarre inventions to a tribute to the greatest modern champions, beginning with the most titled of all, Frenchman Patrice Martin, who has contributed an introduction. 100+ color and B&W photos.