Capturing Kahanamoku: How a Surfing Legend and a Scientific Obsession Redefined Race and Culture -- Michael Rossi, Hardcover

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Capturing Kahanamoku: How a Surfing Legend and a Scientific Obsession Redefined Race and Culture -- Michael Rossi, Hardcover"An engaging romp." New York Times Book Review "A haunting, quietly devastating excavation of a story we should all know but don't: how a surfing legend became the target of eugenic obsession Gorgeously written and brilliantly researched, this book is both a warning and a wonder." Laurie Gwen Shapiro, author of The Aviator and the Showman The fascinating untold story of one scientist's pursuit of a legendary surfer in his quest to define human nature,

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