Now a major motion picture, kontiki is the record of thor heyerdahls. The kontiki expedition was a 1947 journey by raft across the pacific ocean from south america to the polynesian islands, led by norwegian explorer and writer thor heyerdahl. A special rand mcnally colour edition for young people, by thor heyerdahl, 1960. The raft was named kontiki after the inca god viracocha, for whom kontiki was said to be an old name. Dec 24, 20 on a primitive raft made of fortyfoot balsa logs and named kontiki in honor of a legendary sun king, heyerdahl and five companions deliberately risked their lives to show that the ancient peruvians could have made the 4,300mile voyage to the polynesian islands on a similar craft. Across the pacific by raft enriched classics in pdf format. 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. Heyerdahl was interested in demonstrating the possibility that ancient people from the americas could have colonized polynesia. Full text of kon tiki across the pacific by raft thor heyerdahl. On a primitive raft made of fortyfoot balsa logs and named. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Intrigued by polynesian folklore, biologist thor hey.
It makes for a great documentary of the voyage of the kon tiki raft across the pacific from south america to polynesia. First, although it is a hardcover, it is the size of a very small paperback. Mar 07, 2010 once in a while you find yourself in an odd situation, wrote norwegian explorer thor heyerdahl in kon tiki. The kontiki expedition was a 1947 journey by raft across the pacific ocean from south america to the polynesian islands, led by norwegian explorer and writer. Kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventurea journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft. Kontiki across the pacific on a raft thor heyerdahl october 6, 1914 april 18, 2002 was a norwegian explorer who is best known for his kontiki voyage. Read kontiki by thor heyerdahl for free with a 30 day free trial.
Kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventure a journey of 4300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft. Kontiki across the pacific by raft by thor heyerdahl. Sign up or sign in to see availability for your saved libraries at a glance. Intrigued by polynesian folklore, biologist thor heyerdahl suspected that the south sea islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles. Across the pacific in a raft pdf book download free. They battled storms, sharks, killer reefs, and other disasters as they were carried along by the trade wind and the humboldt current from peru to.
Kontiki, raft in which the norwegian scientist thor heyerdahl and five companions sailed in 1947 from the western coast of south america to the islands east of tahiti. It was named after the inca sun god, viracocha, for whom kontiki was said to be an old name. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. Featured movies all video latest this just in prelinger archives democracy now. After 101 days at sea the kon tiki ran aground on a coral reef by the raroia atoll in polynesia. Kontiki ebook the seattle public library bibliocommons. Combining history with culture, the ocean with exploration, and risk with triumphthis rich offering is the only picture book account of thor heyerdahls worldfamous kontiki expedition, during which he sailed a raft 5,000 miles from the coast of south america to the islands of the south pacific. Across the pacific by raft by thor heyerdahl alibris. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Kontiki jefferson county library cooperative overdrive. Kon tiki, across the pacific by raft by thor heyerdahl. This is the classic academyaward winning documentary film of an astonishing adventure, a journey spanning 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft.
Kontiki book pima county public library bibliocommons. Jun 25, 2019 on a primitive raft made of fortyfoot balsa logs and named. Kon tiki across the pacific by raft by thor heyerdahl. Across the pacific by raft by thor heyerdahl in doc, rtf, txt download ebook. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. The raft was named kon tiki after the inca god viracocha, for whom kon tiki was said to be an old name. The expedition had been an unconditional success, and thor heyerdahl and his crew had demonstrated that south american peoples could in fact have journeyed to the islands of the south pacific by balsa raft. Kon tiki across the pacific by raft thor heyerdahl. Across the pacific by raft by thor heyerdahl before purchasing it in order to gage whether or not it would be worth my time, and all praised kon tiki. Kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventure a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft.
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Heyerdahl recounted the epic voyage in the bestselling 1950 book kontiki. Kontiki was the raft used by norwegian explorer and writer thor heyerdahl in his 1947 expedition across the pacific ocean from south america to the. Across the pacific by raft, by thor heyerdahl in april 1947, six men crossed the pacific ocean on a balsa log raft, covering 4,300 miles the distance from chicago to moscow in 101 days. Am going to cross pacific on a wooden raft to support a theory that the south sea islands were peopled from peru.
For three months, the bold young men made their way. My only current problem with the book is that some of the descriptions of interactions with the south american and polynesian residents are severely outdated, and somewhat cringeworthy in their cultural biases. 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. Now a major motion picture, kon tiki is the record of thor heyerdahls astonishing threemonth voyage across the pacific.
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Life am going to cross pacific on a wooden raft to support a theory that the south sea islands were peopled from peru. Common types of primary sources include works of literature, historical documents, original philosophical writings, and religious texts. Intrigued by polynesian folklore, norwegian biologist thor. This incredible, suspenseful book follows a primitive raft expedition twice as long as that undertaken by the kontiki and one that encountered infinitely greater difficulties and dangers.
A primary source is a work that is being studied, or that provides firsthand or direct evidence on a topic. To download and get a free book or read online kontiki. Second, the pages bear a distinct resemblance to newsprint. Across the pacific in a raft books in the search form now, download or read books for free, just by creating an account to enter our library. Now a major motion picture, kontiki is the record of thor heyerdahls astonishing threemonth voyage across the pacific. Kontiki was the raft used by norwegian explorer and writer thor heyerdahl in his 1947 expedition across the pacific ocean from south america to the polynesian islands. On a primitive raft made of fortyfoot balsa logs and named kontiki in honor of a legendary sun king, thor heyerdahl and five companions deliberately risked their lives to show that the ancient peruvians could have made the 4,300mile voyage to the polynesian islands on a similar craft. He became notable for his kontiki expedition in 1947, in which he sailed 8,000 km 5,000 mi across the pacific ocean in a handbuilt raft from south america to the tuamotu islands.
October 6, 1914 april 18, 2002 was a norwegian ethnographer and adventurer with a background in zoology, botany, and geography. Thor heyerdahl am going to cross pacific on wooden raft to support a theory that the south sea islands were peopled from peru. Kon tiki is the record of an astonishing adventure a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft. Kontiki by thor heyerdahl overdrive rakuten overdrive. Citation formats are based on standards as of july 2010. That is how six brave and inquisitive men came to seek a dangerous path to test a scientific theory.
Three days later the kon tiki struck a reef and the. Kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventure across the pacific ocean. Across the pacific by raft,declaring it one of the best, something that all readers will enjoy. Nearly 70 years after the original kontiki raft completed a fearless quest across the pacific ocean, a group of explorers and environmentalists are setting sail to follow in its wake. Chicago turabian humanities citation style guide heyerdahl, thor, kontiki. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Raft by larry tritten f rom out of space came a slender, cylindrical space vessel, half a mile long, hurtling at a sk. It makes for a great documentary of the voyage of the kontiki raft across the pacific from south america to polynesia.
More than 1 million books in pdf, epub, mobi, tuebl and audio book formats. Oct 11, 2019 on a primitive raft made of fortyfoot balsa logs and named. Full text of kon tiki across the pacific by raft thor. On a primitive raft made of fortyfoot balsa logs and named kontiki in honor of a legendary sun king, heyerdahl and five companions deliberately risked their lives to show that the ancient peruvians could have made the 4,300mile voyage to the polynesian islands on a similar craft. F h lyon this journey by raft from peru to the polynesian islands was made to test the authors theories of the origin of the polynesian people and travel by raft between these places by means of riding the. On a primitive raft made of fortyfoot balsa logs and named kontiki in honor of a legendary sun king, heyerdahl and five companions. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ata.
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