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From skateboarding's distant origins in the 1940s to the heyday of the Z-Boys to Tony Hawk's lifelong and lucrative career as a professional skateboarding icon, this book showcases what skateboarding was in the past and what it's now evolved into.

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Series Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Skateboarding Timeline 1. Introduction: Alternative and Mainstream 2. Origins and Development of Skateboarding 3. Venues for Creativity: Sites, Events, and Competitions 4. Pioneers and Heroes 5. Navigating the Built Environment: Technology and Physics 6. Future Trends Resource Guide Glossary Bibliography Index

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      Publisher: ABC-CLIO
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/9/2013 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780313381126, 978-0313381126
      ISBN10: 0313381127
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      Book Synopsis
      From skateboarding's distant origins in the 1940s to the heyday of the Z-Boys to Tony Hawk's lifelong and lucrative career as a professional skateboarding icon, this book showcases what skateboarding was in the past and what it's now evolved into.

      Table of Contents
      Series Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Skateboarding Timeline 1. Introduction: Alternative and Mainstream 2. Origins and Development of Skateboarding 3. Venues for Creativity: Sites, Events, and Competitions 4. Pioneers and Heroes 5. Navigating the Built Environment: Technology and Physics 6. Future Trends Resource Guide Glossary Bibliography Index

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