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In 1947, the world is gripped with excitement as the young norwegian adventurer thor heyerdahl embarks on an astonishing expedition a. He later completed similar achievements with the reed boats ra, ra ii and tigris, through which he championed his deep involvement for both the. Kontiki audiobook free download one of the bestloved works by thor heyerdahl, this popular, renowned classics audiobook is now available for free download from, deezer, and in high quality from audible as well. 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. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the kon tiki, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. This book discusses the kontiki expedition, upon which six young men proved that a prehistoric voyage from south america to polynesia was possible a. Kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventure a journey of 4,300 nautical miles. 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 kontiki. Full text of kon tiki across the pacific by raft thor. Wyprawa kontiki outlet thor heyerdahl ksiazka tania. On april 28, 1947, biologist and explorer thor heyerdahl and his crew of five men set out from peru on a balsa log raft. 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. Intrigued by polynesian folklore, biologist thor hey.
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Kontiki jefferson county library cooperative overdrive. Kon tiki is also the name of heyerdahls book, the academy awardwinning documentary film chronicling his adventures. My husband who is a sailor, had an original copy signed by the author many years ago, however it is lost. It was named after the inca sun god, viracocha, for whom kon tiki was said to be an old name. Not just tacos a journey into the world of authentic latin american. Kon tiki by heyerdahl, thor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Powiedziec, ze wyprawa kontiki to klasyka powiesci podrozniczej, to malo powiedziec. The logic of deceit and selfdeception in human life. This was his first expedition to be captured on film, and was later awarded academy award for best documentary in 1951. Kon tiki the secret of easter island pdf book by thor. 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.
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