Kon tiki thor heyerdahls sailing from peru to polynesia. Accessories such as cd, codes, toys, and dust jackets may not be included. It recounts heyerdahls experiences with the kontiki expedition, where he travelled across the pacific ocean on a balsa tree raft. Kon tiki thor heyerdahl first edition signed rare book. The kontiki expedition by thor heyerdahl nook book. Further investigation by the norwegian scientist led him to believe that the story of he migration of a people across thousands of miles of the pacific was fact, not a myth. Full text of kon tiki across the pacific by raft thor. The kontiki expedition is the enduring story of how, in 1947, thor heyerdahl and five companions crossed the pacific ocean on a balsawood raft in an extraordinary bid to prove heyerdahls theory that the polynesians undertook the same feat on similar craft over a. Kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventure across the pacific ocean. Free download or read online kon tiki pdf epub book.
Heyerdahl was attempting to prove his theory that the south sea islands have been settled by an ancient race from the east led by a mythical hero named kontiki. By crossing both the atlantic and the pacific in simple native crafts, heyerdahl showed that ancient peoples could have crossed much greater distances than was previously imagined and that trade and cultural exchange could. World citizen, explorer, writer and scientist, thor heyerdahls legacy is an archive. Buy the kontiki expedition 1st by thor heyerdahl isbn. Though i did not read the book yet, my dad did and he continues to talk about the mens journey and how awesome the book is.
Read the kontiki expedition, by thor heyerdahl, response. 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. The kontiki expedition was a 1947 journey by raft across the pacific ocean from south. The dead distance between the point of departure and the point of arrival is approximately 4000 miles, and yet the raft only crossed miles of surface water. These archives contain most manuscripts of the thirteen books on ocean voyages or culture history that he wrote, including the kontiki expedition. In 1947 he crossed the pacific ocean on the balsawood raft kontiki. 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. Putting the kontiki expedition to film outside online.
Heyerdahl and his crew spent three months at sea, tossed around by storms and threatened by sharks, eventually ending up at the polynesian island of puka puka. Heyerdahls voyages are documented in various books and filmskontiki, the ra expeditions and the tigris expedition. The kontiki has been translated into sixtyfive languages and has sold millions of copies. Kontiki and thor heyerdahl are a testament to mans ability to commit to voyages of exploration and colonization.
Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Putting the kontiki expedition to film a brilliant adaptation of kontiki brings the legend of thor heyerdahl to the masses photo. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 240 pages and is available in paperback format. He later completed similar achievements with the reed boats ra, ra ii and tigris, through which he. The raft was named kon tiki after the incasun god, viracocha, for whom kon tiki was said to be an old name. 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. This was his first expedition to be captured on film, and was later awarded academy award for best documentary in 1951. Full text of kon tiki across the pacific by raft thor heyerdahl see other formats. Thor heyerdahl has 40 books on goodreads with 49653 ratings. Kontiki directors discuss the making of their offshore.
The main characters of this non fiction, travel story are. The isv must meet all the same requirements as a stationary space. 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. Across the pacific by raft by heyerdahl, thor and karl jettmar and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Across the pacific by raft by thor heyerdahl, rand mcnally, first edition, book club edition, february, 1950. 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. Inside youll find 30 daily lessons, 20 fun activities, 180 multiple choice questions, 60 short essay questions, 20 essay questions, quizzeshomework assignments, tests, and more. Across the pacific by raft by thor heyerdahl good books by saying they cant stop reading them, well, i really could not stop reading. One man, obsessed with the idea that the polynesian islands were colonized by voyagers from south america, cant get anybody to take his theory seriously. The first edition of the novel was published in 1948, and was written by thor heyerdahl.
Thor heyerdahl 19142002 is one of historys most famous explorers. Thor heyerdahls book about his experience became a bestseller. Kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventure a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft. From the opening sentence to the final period, kontiki is a pageturner. Intrigued by polynesian folklore, biologist thor heyerdahl suspected that the south sea islands had been settled by an ancient race from. The movie, which was directed by thor heyerdahl and edited by olle nordemar, received the academy award for best documentary. Across the pacific by raft lesson plan contains a variety of teaching materials that cater to all learning styles. On april 3, 1978, after their fivemonth4,200mileoceanic voyage, thor heyerdahl center and his 10man crew burn their reed ship tigris in protest of the wars raging in the middle east. The raft was named kontiki after the inca god viracocha, for whom kontiki was said to be an old name.
Kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventurea journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft. Kontiki was the name of a tiny balsawood raft, constructed by norwegian explorer 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 the mythical hero kontiki. Buy kontiki by thor heyerdahl from waterstones today. The most famous expedition was kontiki, and heyerdahls book describing the voyage has been translated into 67 languages while the film was awarded an oscar. Common types of primary sources include works of literature, historical documents, original philosophical writings, and religious texts. The book was first published in norway on 2 november 1948, and sold out in 15 days. Thor heyerdahl feasible ocean routes in precolumbian times. It is yet again another different look at an authors view.
Kon tiki by thor heyerdahl, first edition abebooks. 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 the author thor heyerdahl. Kontiki is also the name of heyerdahls book, the academy award winning. Kontiki across the pacific in a raft by thor heyerdahl. The kontiki program intends to build ten of them, making the total population 12000. Also housed in one of the museums is the kon tiki, which, in its own way, is just as beautiful. Heyerdahls access to these books as well as kroepeliens friendship with chief tereiieroo would have a major impact on his life and career. It was named after the inca sun god, viracocha, for whom kontiki was said to be an old name. On april 28, 1947, heyerdahl and five other adventurers sailed from peru on a raft built from balsa wood, bamboo, and hemp. A primary source is a work that is being studied, or that provides firsthand or direct evidence on a topic. 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. Pdf kontiki book by thor heyerdahl free download 240. Heyerdahl believed that people from south america could have settled polynesia in precolumbian times.
Possible ex library copy, with all the markingsstickers of that library. We started calling around this was in 20072008 and we called norwegian producer aage aaberge who had made several documentaries with thor heyerdahl and asked him who had the rights to kon. Across the pacific by raftare great because they are so attention holding, i mean you know how people describe kon tiki. Thor heyerdahl, a biologist working in marquesa, had heard of a mythical polnesian hero, kontiki, who had migrated to the islands from the east, perhaps as far away as peru. After three months and 4,300 nautical miles on the open sea they sighted landthe polynesian island of puka puka. Thor heyerdahl was a norwegian explorer, adventurer and scientist best known for his famous voyages aboard the kontiki and the ra ii.
Now a major motion picture, kontiki is the record of thor heyerdahls astonishing threemonth voyage across the pacific. 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. Kon tiki by thor heyerdahl abebooks shop for books. The raft was named kontiki after the incasun god, viracocha, for whom kontiki was said to be an old name. Though used and missing its dust jacket, it has a great look and feel to it. Six men cross the pacific on a raft by thor heyerdahl and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The great explorer and anthropologist thor heyerdahl used this southern current to sail the kon tiki raft on his 1947 epic voyage from peru to the tuamotu islands. Kontiki ekspedisjonen is a 1948 book by the norwegian writer thor heyerdahl. 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. After 101 days at sea the kontiki ran aground on a coral reef by the raroia atoll in polynesia. From the opening sentence to the final period, kon tiki is a pageturner.
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