The Kon-Tiki Expedition
This is the story of how Thor Heyderdahl and five other men crossed the Pacific Ocean on a balsa-wood raft in an extraordinary bid to prove Heyderdahl's theory that the Polynesians undertook the same feat on such a craft over 1000 years ago.
This is the story of how Thor Heyderdahl and five other men crossed the Pacific Ocean on a balsa-wood raft in an extraordinary bid to prove Heyderdahl's theory that the Polynesians undertook the same feat on such a craft over 1000 years ago.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780006550334 (0006550339)
Publish date: July 22nd 1996
Publisher: Flamingo
Pages no: 272
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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