Duke : the life story of Hawai'i's Duke Kahanamoku / by Joseph L. Brennan
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Credit LineBrennan, Joseph L.
Object numberBKS.282
DescriptionDuke Paoa Kahanamoku represented Hawai'i in the most noblest, highest and truest sense--concern for others, humility in victory, courage in adversity, good sportsmanship in defesat. he had a quality of life we are all challenged and inspired to emulate. In DUKE, The Life Story of Duke Kahanamoku, Joseph Brennan shares Duke's achievements and concerns and his lasting love and adoration of his Hawai'i. Years after Duke's 1968 death, he remains the patron saint to surfers and swimmers throughout the world. His stature and fame have grown in quantum jumps since he was first crowned the world's aquatic winner in the 1912 Olympiad by the King of Sweden and again, in the 1920 Olympic Games, by the King of Belgium.On View
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