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Oneill grew up in oregon and southern california, where he began body surfing in the late 1930s. Surfboard shapers are revered as artisans of the surfing lifestyle. The history of huntington beachs iconic jacks surfboards. The book begins by inviting us to think about various questions provoked by our investigation of history, and then explores the ways in which these questions have been answered in the past. A brief history of the surfboard popular mechanics.
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