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Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific in a Raft

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Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific in a Raft
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Now a major motion picture, Kon-Tiki is the record of Thor Heyerdahlâ€™s astonishing three-month voyage across the Pacific.

Kon-Tiki is the record of an astonishing adventureâ€”a journey of 4,300 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 a mythical hero, Kon-Tiki. 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 months on the open sea, encountering raging storms, whales, and sharks, they sighted landâ€”the Polynesian island of Puka Puka.

Translated into sixty-five languages, Kon-Tiki is a classic, inspiring tale of daring and courageâ€”a magnificent saga of men against the sea.

This edition includes a foreword by the author and a unique visual essay of the voyage.

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Mass Market Paperback
PartNumber	illustrations
Height	6.749999993115
Length	4.187401570532
Weight	2.314853751
Width	0.99999999898
ReleaseDate	1990-05-01
NumberOfItems	1

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