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Am going to cross Pacific on a wooden raft to support a theory that the South Sea islands were peopled from Peru Will you come Reply at once That is how six brave and inquisitive men came to seek a dangerous path to test a scientific theory 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 4300mile voyage to the Polynesian islands on a similar craft On every page of this true chronicle from the actual building of the raft through all the dangerous and comic adventures on the sea to the spectacular crashlanding and the native islanders hula dances each reader will find a wholesome and spellbinding escape from the twentyfirst century
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An enriched classic The novel has supplements about the life and purposes of the author the historical background The true story of an astonishing adventures 4300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean by raft
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Six men on a small raft sail four thousand miles across the Pacific Ocean from Peru to the Polynesian Islands
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Title KonTiki Across the Pacific by Raft Binding Paperback Author ThorHeyerdahl Publisher SkyhorsePublishing
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Six men on a small raft sail four thousand miles across the Pacific Ocean from Peru to the Polynesian Islands
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The adventure of Thor Heyerdahl and his companions on their raft the KonTiki has gone down in legend as a feat of endurance and courage This is that story in his own words Travelling across the Pacific ocean for 4340 miles for 101 days on a wooden raft built using skills and materials only available to the preconquest Peruvians Many of the earliest books particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive We are republishing these classic works in affordable high quality modern editions using the original text and artwork
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In a personal account of determination and accomplishment the author of Across the Savage Sea describes her challenging effort to row across the Pacific Ocean chronicling the long and difficult voyage from Peru westward as she overcame stifling tropical heat the elements solitude and the evercircling sharks to achieve her goal
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The author relates the voyage of the KonTiki expedition across 4300 miles of ocean in a raft as he experienced and sketched it
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Now a major motion picture KonTiki is the record of Thor Heyerdahls astonishing threemonth voyage across the PacificKonTiki is the record of an astonishing adventure across the Pacific Ocean 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 He decided to prove his theory by building a boat using the materials that would have been available to those preColumbian sailors and duplicating their legendary voyage On April 28 1947 Heyerdahl and five other adventurers sailed from Peru on a raft built from balsa wood bamboo and hemp After three months and 4300 nautical miles on the open sea they sighted landthe Polynesian island of Puka Puka Translated into sixtyfive languages KonTiki is a classic inspiring tale of daring and couragea magnificent saga of men against the sea This edition includes a foreword by the author and a unique visual essay of the voyage
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KonTiki is the record of an astonishing adventure a journey 4300 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 the mythical hero KonTiki 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 suspenseful months on the open sea alone among raging storms whales and countless sharks they sighted land the polynesian island of Puka PukaTranslated into 65 languages read by millions all over the world KonTiki is a classic inspiring tale of daring and courage a magnificent saga of men against the sea
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Kontiki fue el nombre de la balsa utilizada por el explorador noruego Thor Heyerdahl 19142002 en su expedición de 1947 por el océano Pacífico desde Sudamérica hasta la Polinesia El nombre de la embarcación se debía al dios solar de los incas Viracocha de quien se decía que antiguamente había llevado el nombre de KonTiki KonTiki es también el nombre del libro que escribió Heyerdahl sobre su experiencia Heyerdahl sostenía que pobladores procedentes de Sudamérica podrían haber llegado hasta la Polinesia ya en tiempos precolombinos El propósito de Heyerdahl era demostrar la posibilidad de que el poblamiento de la Polinesia se hubiese llevado a cabo por vía marítima desde América del Sur en balsas idénticas a la usada durante la expedición y movidas únicamente por las mareas las corrientes y la fuerza del viento que es casi constante en dirección esteoeste a lo largo del Ecuador No obstante la expedición dispuso de ciertos elementos como una radio relojes mapas sextantes y cuchillos aunque los mismos no fueron relevantes a la hora de probar que una balsa como la utilizada podía realizar la travesía La expedición KonTiki fue financiada mediante préstamos y contó con donaciones de parte del ejército de Estados Unidos Heyerdahl viajó tiempo antes a Perú donde junto con un pequeño grupo de personas y dentro del espacio provisto por las autoridades nacionales se dedicó a la construcción de la balsa Para ello se emplearon troncos de madera balsa y otros materiales autóctonos y se mantuvo el estilo de construcción indígena tal como se observó en las ilustraciones dejadas por los conquistadores españoles La travesía comenzó el 28 de abril de 1947 Heyerdahl y otros cinco integrantes viajaron durante 101 días a lo largo de casi 7000 km por el océano Pacífico hasta llegar a un arrecife en el atolón de Raroia en las islas Tuamotu el 7 de agosto de 1947 Toda la tripulación llegó a tierra sana y salva
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NOTE The font size of the ISBN is 10pt FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY Photographs illustrate the authors account of his voyage from Peru to Tahiti on a balsa raft to test a theory concerning the origins of the Polynesian race
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Kontiki fue el nombre de la balsa utilizada por el explorador noruego Thor Heyerdahl 19142002 en su expedición de 1947 por el océano Pacífico desde Sudamérica hasta la Polinesia El nombre de la embarcación se debía al dios solar de los incas Viracocha de quien se decía que antiguamente había llevado el nombre de KonTiki KonTiki es también el nombre del libro que escribió Heyerdahl sobre su experiencia Heyerdahl sostenía que pobladores procedentes de Sudamérica podrían haber llegado hasta la Polinesia ya en tiempos precolombinos El propósito de Heyerdahl era demostrar la posibilidad de que el poblamiento de la Polinesia se hubiese llevado a cabo por vía marítima desde América del Sur en balsas idénticas a la usada durante la expedición y movidas únicamente por las mareas las corrientes y la fuerza del viento que es casi constante en dirección esteoeste a lo largo del Ecuador No obstante la expedición dispuso de ciertos elementos como una radio relojes mapas sextantes y cuchillos aunque los mismos no fueron relevantes a la hora de probar que una balsa como la utilizada podía realizar la travesía La expedición KonTiki fue financiada mediante préstamos y contó con donaciones de parte del ejército de Estados Unidos Heyerdahl viajó tiempo antes a Perú donde junto con un pequeño grupo de personas y dentro del espacio provisto por las autoridades nacionales se dedicó a la construcción de la balsa Para ello se emplearon troncos de madera balsa y otros materiales autóctonos y se mantuvo el estilo de construcción indígena tal como se observó en las ilustraciones dejadas por los conquistadores españoles La travesía comenzó el 28 de abril de 1947 Heyerdahl y otros cinco integrantes viajaron durante 101 días a lo largo de casi 7000 km por el océano Pacífico hasta llegar a un arrecife en el atolón de Raroia en las islas Tuamotu el 7 de agosto de 1947 Toda la tripulación llegó a tierra sana y salva
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Physical description 335 p ill 27 cm Subject Heyerdahl Thor 1914
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