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Kon-Tiki: Across The Pacific In A Raft

by Thor Heyerdahl · 1948 · 240 pages

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Five men in search of a mythical hero journey from Peru to Polynesia in this classic account of nautical adventure.

This enriched classic edition includes:

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Detailed explanatory notes

Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work

A unique visual essay of the voyage

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Subject
travelhistorybiographyanthropologyscience
Genre
adventurehistorical fiction
Themes
travelnaturesurvivalnauticalarchaeology
Setting
pacific oceanpolynesiascandinavialatin america
Mood
action packed
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 240 pages

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