"Kon-Tiki is the record of an astonishing adventure -- a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean by raft. Intrigued by Polynesian folklore, biologist Thor Heyerdahl suspected that the South Sea Islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east, led by a mythical hero, Kon-Tiki. He decided to prove his theory by duplicating the legendary voyage. On April 28, 1947, Heyerdahl and five other adventurers sailed from Peru on a balsa log raft. After three months on the open sea, ...
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"Kon-Tiki is the record of an astonishing adventure -- a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean by raft. Intrigued by Polynesian folklore, biologist Thor Heyerdahl suspected that the South Sea Islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east, led by a mythical hero, Kon-Tiki. He decided to prove his theory by duplicating the legendary voyage. On April 28, 1947, Heyerdahl and five other adventurers sailed from Peru on a balsa log raft. After three months on the open sea, encountering raging storms, whales, and sharks, they sighted land -- the Polynesian island of Puka Puka. Translated into sixty-five languages, Kon-Tiki is a classic, inspiring tale of daring and courage -- a magnificent saga of men against the sea"--P. [4] of cover.
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Very Good+ jacket. Signed. Reprint (1984). SIGNED+INSCRIBED; signed, dated and inscribed to previous owner by author Thor Heyerdahl at tipped in page. Very Good. In Very Good unclipped dust jacket; dust jacket protected with brodart cover. Gently used. NO markings in text. Binding is tight. A very nice copy. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore.
6 men on a balsa-log raft for 101 days and 4300 miles, carried on the current, alone on a desert of water. Talk about intrepid. It doesn't get better than this. Thor Heyerdahl is the man; Norwegians rule. This may be my favorite non-fiction book of all time.