My Writings 2020-2025

The past five years, I've continued writing -- mostly editing, correcting and adding -- about surfing's history. Now in my 33rd year as a "surf writer," I continue to learn more about surfing's history, culture and legendary surfers every day!

My two active locations on the Internet are:

LEGENDARY SURFERS: https://legendary-surfers.blogspot.com/

LEGENDARY SURFERS Facebook Group: https://web.facebook.com/groups/99148475798/

Nature = God

Tom Blake

My Writings in the Year 2020

 My writings in 2020 were all about surfing and are located at:

• LEGENDARY SURFERS -- the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center; mostly older material.
• LEGENDARY SURFERS -- 2nd and newer material site.

Chapters Added in Early 2020

In the first half of 2020, LEGENDARY SURFERS chapters added -- both new, edited and freed from behind a pay wall -- include:

Bud Browne (1912-2008): https://legendary-surfers.blogspot.com/2020/01/bud-browne-1912-2008.html

Surfing Year 1955: https://legendary-surfers.blogspot.com/2020/02/surfing-year-1955.html

Malibu: Tomol to Tubesteak: https://legendary-surfers.blogspot.com/2020/04/malibu-tomol-to-tubesteak.html

Surfing Year 1956: https://legendary-surfers.blogspot.com/2020/05/surfing-year-1956.html

Surfing's Revival (1900-1915): https://legendary-surfers.blogspot.com/2019/10/surfings-revival-1900-1915.html

Traditional Hawaiian Surf Culture: https://legendary-surfers.blogspot.com/2018/05/traditional-hawaiian-surf-culture.html

Traditional Hawaiian Surfboards: https://legendary-surfers.blogspot.com/2018/05/traditional-hawaiian-surfboards.html

Chapters Added Later in 2020

In the last half of 2020, LEGENDARY SURFERS chapters that were added, edited or offered free include:

Surfing Year 1956: https://legendary-surfers.blogspot.com/2020/05/surfing-year-1956.html

Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz (1921-2014): https://legendary-surfers.blogspot.com/2020/06/dorian-doc-paskowitz-1921-2014.html

Surfing Year 1958: https://legendary-surfers.blogspot.com/2020/07/surfing-year-1958.html

From Wood to Foam: https://legendary-surfers.blogspot.com/2020/07/from-wood-to-foam.html

The Malibu Board: https://legendary-surfers.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-malibu-board.html

Surfing Year 1959: https://legendary-surfers.blogspot.com/2020/08/surfing-year-1959.html

Phil Edwards: The Early Years: https://legendary-surfers.blogspot.com/2020/09/phil-edwards-early-years.html

Surfing Decade: The 1910's: https://legendary-surfers.blogspot.com/2020/09/surfing-decade-1910s.html

Surfing Year 1960: https://legendary-surfers.blogspot.com/2020/10/surfing-year-1960.html

Surfing Decade: The 1920's: https://legendary-surfers.blogspot.com/2020/10/surfing-decade-1920s.html

Gene "Tarzan" Smith (1911-1986): http://www.legendarysurfers.com/2014/12/tarzan.html

Surfing Year 1961: https://legendary-surfers.blogspot.com/2020/12/surfing-year-1961.html

Writing in 2018 and 2019

Most of my writing now takes place at my surfing history websites:

• LEGENDARY SURFERS hosted at the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center (SHACC)
• LEGENDARY SURFERS 2nd, but now primary site

Early Surfing in The British Isles

My first Amazon Kindle edition in the form of an ebook:

The history of surfing's early beginnings in the British Isles, 1890-1943.

Click on the link below the image to read a bit about it and look inside:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075FRGWZ8/

"Sunshine Revolutionaries," 4th Edition

First self-published in 1987 under the title "Don't Bank on Amerika," this comprehensive history of the Isla Vista riots of 1970 was later titled "Sunshine Revolutionaries" (1996-2002). I changed the title back again in 2004 to "Don't Bank on Amerika," but I found many people confused between my history of the riots and the film that was done during those times, with the same name.

So, for this fourth edition (2017),  I've reverted back to "Sunshine Revolutionaries," the name under which it is copyrighted. At 224 pages, it remains the best and most detailed single resource available on the riots.

It is now available as an ebook for $4.99 at Lulu.com:

http://www.lulu.com/shop/malcolm-gault-williams/sunshine-revolutionaries/ebook/product-23317893.html

THUNG YAI

Thip's and my 2012 trip to Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary was an exciting time, travelling to one of the most remote areas of Thailand. I decided to publish my journal about it, with pictures that Thip and I took during the journey, and make it available as a free downloadable ebook. To preview it and/or download, please go to: http://www.lulu.com/shop/malcolm-gault-williams/thung-yai/ebook/product-21041491.html

LEGENDARY SURFERS Volume 3: The 1930s

At long last, I stopped procrastinating and finally did the technical work to make LEGENDARY SURFERS Volume 3: The 1930s ... a reality.

Volume 3 is a continuation of the chronological history I have been working on for the past 18 years. It is what it says it is: all about the surf world of the 1930s and is available at:

LEGENDARY SURFERS Volume 3: The 1930s

I have discounted the book by 20%, but may change that in the future if I go to a bigger font size.

List price is $29.95 (U.S. Dolllars). I'm selling it for $23.96, which will save you $5.99.

As always, I hope you enjoy my writings on surf history and welcome any feedback you are willing or have time enough to share. My email address is: legendarysurfer@gmail.com

Aloha!