The Kon-Tiki Expedition by Raft Across the South Seas
The adventure of Thor Heyerdahl and his companions on their raft the Kon-Tiki has gone down in legend as a feat of endurance and courage. This is that story in his own words. Travelling across the Pacific ocean for 4,340 miles for 101 days on a wooden raft built using skills and materials only...
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The adventure of Thor Heyerdahl and his companions on their raft the Kon-Tiki has gone down in legend as a feat of endurance and courage. This is that story in his own words. Travelling across the Pacific ocean for 4,340 miles for 101 days on a wooden raft built using skills and materials only available to the pre-conquest Peruvians. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781447411413 (1447411412)
Publish date: May 19th 2011
Publisher: Tansill Press
Pages no: 250
Edition language: English
This is the first person account of Thor Heyerdahl of his 1947 voyage with five companions across the South Pacific; over 4,000 nautical miles in 101 days with five companions on a balsa log raft. There are various genres this book could be said to fall into: anthropology, adventure/exploration and ...
If exploration was a religion, Thor Heyerdhal would be a god.If adventure, the ocean or exploration is your thing, how can you not read this book?Even if it isnt then you still got to read it.
What are Six Norwegian Men doing on a raft in the middle of the Pacific Ocean?This question may sound as the beginning of a funny joke or as a riddle, but in fact is the story behind the Kon-Tiki travel. Thor Heyerdahl was certainly a dreamer, but not a stupid. He surrounded himself of practical and...
I read this book way way back when I was a kid. So long ago I can't even remember when it was. I found it absolutely fascinating. Probably about time for me to read it again. If someone tried to do this today, they'd probably be held hostage by terrorists, (or be accused of being terrorists thems...
Quite a bit about culture and life in some of the island areas of the globe.
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