Mass market paperback 367 american indians in the pacific. World citizen, explorer, writer and scientist, thor heyerdahls legacy is an. Fulfilling a longheld ambition to return to nature, the couple sought, and to a degree found, a natural and unspoiled world on the remote island of fatuhiva in the south pacific. Ra is the story of heyerdahl s voyage from north africa to south america in a 45 ft papyrus boat modelled on those depicted in the pharoahs wall paintings. The maya textile tradition epub by jeffrey jay foxx. Thor heyerdahl 19142002 is one of historys most famous explorers. The ra expeditions by thor heyerdahl free ebooks download. Kon tiki across the pacific by raft thor heyerdahl. 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, kontiki. Shop amongst our popular books, including 14, kontiki, the kontiki expedition by raft across the. Description this is the story of how thor heyderdahl and five other men. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 240 pages and is available in paperback format. Thor heyerdahl was a norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology, botany and geography. Kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventure a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft.
Organized and led the expedition by the balsa raft kontiki from peru to polynesia in 1947 to demonstrate the possibility of. The kontiki expedition kindle prime by thor heyerdahl slideshare. Together, lets build an open library for the world. Free download or read online kontiki pdf epub book. The kontiki expedition kindle prime by thor heyerdahl. Pdf kontiki book by thor heyerdahl free download 240. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. Get ebooks thor heyerdahl on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. Id like to read this book on kindle dont have a kindle. In the late 1930s, thor heyerdahl left his home in norway and set off with his new wife for paradise. Click download or read online button to get kon tiki book now. Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download. Kontiki by thor heyerdahl overdrive rakuten overdrive. Publication date 1958 publisher rand mcnally and company collection.
Download the complete list of categories of the thor heyerdahl document archive. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column. The first edition of the novel was published in 1948, and was written by thor heyerdahl.
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