The Kon-Tiki Expedition
Thor Heyerdahl
Join biologist Thor Heyerdahl on an astonishing adventure across the Pacific Ocean by raft. In a journey of 4,300 nautical miles, Heyerdahl and five other adventurers set out to prove an intriguing theory about the settlement of the South Sea Islands. Battling raging storms, whales, and sharks for three months on the open sea, they sighted land and achieved their mission. Translated into 65 languages, Kon-Tiki is a classic tale of daring and courage that has inspired countless readers.
Publish Date
1990-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
1990-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1948
Goodreads Rating
4.15
ISBN
9783784425658
Recommendations
2
Recommendations
2020-05-14T20:29:02.000Z
Map of the journey the Kon-Tiki raft took in 1947. An amazing story summarized beautifully y by Thor Heyerdahl in his 1948 (1950 in English) book: A book is too long? Here is the Wikipedia link: – source2022-05-30T11:00:07.000Z
The Kon-Tiki is a gloriously reckless, carefree, madcap adventure yarn. A bunch of blokes who cannot swim build a balsa wood raft and launch out into the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to prove a half-baked theory about migration patterns. I love this book. – source