A Folk History of Surfing | Green Apple Books

Submitted by the Event Organizer

We’re pleased to be hosting journalist, surfer and author Michael Scott Moore for a reading of his latest book, Sweetness and Blood.

In this brilliantly written travel adventure, Moore visits unlikely surfing destinations —Gaza, West Africa, North England, Berlin, Bali, Japan, Cuba, and Morocco—to give the reader a folk history of surfing. This is a personal sketch for any curious reader of how the modern sport moved around the world and mingled with cultures that either have nothing to do with Hawaii or have strong reasons to resist pop silliness from the First World. The result is the story of hippies, soldiers, nutcases, and colonialism; a checkered history of the spread of Western culture in the years after World War II. Moore brings to his subject a sense of adventure and relevance that will appeal to surfers and non-surfers alike.

The reading and discussion will take place in the Granny Smith Room at 7 PM on June 5th.

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