The kontiki expedition was a 1947 journey by raft across the pacific ocean from south. Heyerdahl attended the university of oslo, studying zoology and geography, but left before graduating to travel to polynesia. After 101 days at sea the kontiki ran aground on a coral reef by the raroia atoll in polynesia. First edition kontiki across the pacific by raft thor. Free download or read online kontiki pdf epub book. Intrigued by polynesian folklore, biologist thor heyerdahl suspected that the south sea islands had been settled by an ancient race from.
Across the pacific by raft fourteenth printing, october, 1951 a theory, an expedition is born, to south america, halfway, across the pacific, to the south sea islands, among polynesians. A special rand mcnally colour edition for young people, by thor heyerdahl, 1960. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. After getting inspired by their adventurous spirit, its time to go see the real thing. A primary source is a work that is being studied, or that provides firsthand or direct evidence on a topic. The main exhibition of the museum is the kontiki raft. Across the pacific by raft quiz thor heyerdahl this study guide consists of approximately 44 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of kontiki. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. On april 28, 1947, heyerdahl and a small crew sailed from peru in the primitive raft kon tiki. The raft was named kontiki after the incasun god, viracocha, for whom kontiki 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 by thor heyerdahl abebooks. May 07, 20 now a major motion picture, kontiki is the record of thor heyerdahls astonishing threemonth voyage across the pacific. The kontiki museum houses the original kontiki, the raft made with only the materials and technologies available to those people at the time, such as balsa wood, hemp ropes, and bamboo.
Heyerdahl and five companions sailed the raft for 101 days over 6,900 km. Across the pacific in a raft mass market paperback 1968. 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. Buy a discounted paperback of kon tiki online from australias leading online bookstore. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. The old man, who had read all these books and written some of them, sat behind his worktable.
Kon tiki book first edition thor heyerdahl across the pacific. Kon tiki is the record of an astonishing adventure a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read kontiki. Across the pacific by raft and in a documentary the following year that won the academy award. Booktopia has kon tiki, across the pacific by raft by thor heyerdahl. The main characters of this non fiction, travel story are. Now a major motion picture, kontiki is the record of thor heyerdahls astonishing threemonth. Now a major motion picture, kontiki is the record of thor heyerdahl s astonishing threemonth voyage across the pacific. Get the best deals on kon tiki book when you shop the largest online selection at. Heyerdahl recounted the epic voyage in the bestselling 1950 book kontiki. October 6, 1914 april 18, 2002 was a norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology, botany and geography. 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 the mythical hero kon tiki. Kon tiki by thor heyerdahl chronicles their amazing journey from peru to the pacific islands.
It is highly exciting while the trip is going on and in telling of the fearsome events which concluded the trip. It recounts heyerdahls experiences with the kontiki expedition, where he travelled across the pacific ocean on a balsa tree raft. For instance, they saw gemylus, a fish thought to be extinct because previously only the bones had been seen. 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. Once in a while you find yourself in an odd situation, wrote norwegian explorer thor heyerdahl in kontiki. 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. Across the pacific by raft ebook written by thor heyerdahl. Now a major motion picture, kon tiki is the record of thor heyerdahl s astonishing threemonth voyage across the pacific. The raft was named kon tiki after the inca god viracocha, for whom kon tiki was said to be an old name. Looking back acrross the years to its first publication, nearly 70 years ago, kontiki. Apr 18, 2002 thor heyerdahl 19142002 is one of historys most famous explorers. Common types of primary sources include works of literature, historical documents, original philosophical writings, and religious texts. How the voyage of the kontiki misled the world about navigating.
Combining history with culture, the ocean with exploration, and risk with triumphthis rich offering is the only picture book account of thor heyerdahl s 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, paperback by heyerdahl, thor. Kontiki across the pacific by raft thor heyerdahl illustrated hard cover book. Kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventure a journey of 4,300. Across the pacific in a raft if you would like to learn how to plan and execute a major project, then kon tiki. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 240 pages and is available in paperback format. In 1947 he crossed the pacific ocean on the balsawood raft kontiki. Kontiki cross the pacific by raft heyerdahl, thor on. Kon tiki across pacific raft by heyerdahl thor abebooks. Heyerdahl is notable for his kon tiki 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. It recounts heyerdahl s experiences with the kontiki expedition, where he travelled across the pacific ocean on a balsa tree raft. Skepticism over the validity of those navigational methods has long.
Across the pacific by raft thor heyerdahl this study guide consists of approximately 44 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of kontiki. I had never heard of thor heyerdahl before and was a bit hesitant as a book about floating on a raft across the pacific sounded like it could be extremely boring. Kon tiki is the record of an astonishing adventure a journey 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft. 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. It was while on fatu hiva in the marquesas that he began to wonder how pacific inhabitants had reached the islands. May 14, 20 now a major motion picture, kontiki is the record of thor heyerdahls astonishing threemonth voyage across the pacific. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Across the pacific in a raft, heyerdahl, thor, good books. Across the pacific in a raft as one of our 2015 reads. Then kontiki by thor heyerdahl is the book for you. Full text of kon tiki across the pacific by raft thor.
Kon tiki across the pacific by raft, by thor heyerdahl translated by f. But this is no scientific book and the reader is soon caught up and living on the raft with its sixman crew. The kon tiki 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. Across the pacific by raft heyerdahl, thor translated by f. Across the pacific by raft by thor heyerdahl and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventurea journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft. After 101 days at sea the kon tiki ran aground on a coral reef by the raroia atoll in polynesia. Across the pacific by raft fourteenth printing, october, 1951 a theory, an expedition is born, to south america, halfway, across the pacific, to the south sea islands, among polynesianshardcover. Kon tiki, across the pacific by raft by thor heyerdahl. Probably the documentary film of the expedition in 1951 greatly contributed to the popularization of the book. Do you like reading books that have adventure and keep you in suspense. The first edition of the novel was published in 1948, and was written by 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. 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 in a raft has achieved the status of a classic. This was one of my boyhood books that inspired me to be adventurous. 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. Full text of kon tiki across the pacific by raft thor heyerdahl. Heyerdahl is 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. Kontiki ekspedisjonen is a 1948 book by the norwegian writer thor heyerdahl. Smithsonian journeys smithsonian channel smithsonian books.
A most notable naysayer was ethnologist thor heyerdahl whose 1947 kon tiki raft expedition. Kontiki by thor heyerdahl and a great selection of related books. There were many difficulties during the journey, but they had some amazing experiences as well. Kontiki book by thor heyerdahl official publisher page. Across the pacific in a raft, heyerdahl, thor, good books 5 out of 5 stars 3 product ratings 3 product ratings kontiki.
Movie adaptation of kontiki view the movie website share. Amazon price new from used from kindle edition please retry. Kon tiki book first edition thor heyerdahl across the. Vintage antique 1950 kon tiki by thor heyerdahl south pacific raft. Read download kon tiki across the pacific in a raft pdf. Kontiki is about a few explorers that wanted to prove that the inhabitants of a certain island in the pacific came from peru. It makes for a great documentary of the voyage of the kontiki raft across the pacific from south america to polynesia. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventure a journey of 4,30. The book was first published in norway on 2 november 1948, and sold out in 15 days.
Am going to cross pacific on a wooden raft to support a theory that the south sea islands were peopled from peru. The expedition was designed to demonstrate that ancient people could have made long sea voyages, creating contacts between societies. Thor heyerdahl 19142002 is one of historys most famous explorers. The book is in good preowned condition, no writing, highlighting or torn pages. 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. Now a major motion picture, kontiki is the record of thor heyerdahls astonishing threemonth voyage across the pacific. 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 the author thor heyerdahl.
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Lyon read 26 mar 2009 this book was a bestseller in 1950 and 1951, being an account to a trip in 1947 by raft from peru to french polynesia. This sale features a vintage preowned first edition, first print copy of kontiki across the pacific by raft by thor heyerdahl. The raft was named kontiki after the inca god viracocha, for whom kontiki was said to be an old name. Kon tiki is not a project management book, but by following the process that thor. Kon tiki across the pacific by raft by 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, kon tiki. Across the pacific by raft by thor heyerdahl alibris.
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