David Davis

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Selected Works

Biography

Waterman: The Life and Times of Duke Kahanamoku

The definitive biography of Duke Kahanamoku: Olympic Swimming Champion, Godfather of Surfing, Ambassador of Aloha.

Nonfiction

Showdown at Shepherd’s Bush: The 1908 Olympic Marathon and the Three Runners Who Launched a Sporting Craze

The story of the epic 1908 Olympic marathon clash between three competitors -- an Irish-American lad from the tenements of New York City, an unknown Italian runner, and a legendary Onondaga-Canadian distance champ -- that jump-started the first marathon mania and heralded the modern age in sports.

Sports Photography

Sports Photograpy Books

Three books at the intersection of sports photography and Los Angeles history, as curated from the Photography Collection of the L.A. Public Library

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