Enriched Classics (Pb): Kon-Tiki (Hardcover)

from SeriousGrace

This was a lot of fun to read. I enjoyed everything about this adventure. Heyerdahl is a fabulous storyteller and really funny too. Although slightly inaccurate, Heyerdahl was convinced there was a connection between the peoples of South America and the population of the Polynesian (Easter/Tahiti...

from zenhead

Not only is this a remarkable story in every way, but Heyerdahl is a wonderful writer. This could have been a dry tale, based on historical research and navigational theory. but Heyerdhal's sense of humor and true wonder at the whole experience carry through in the telling of the story. From the ...

from Cecrow

In 1947, Norwegian archaeologist and WW2 veteran Thor Heyerdahl decided to test his theory that the Polynesian islands had been settled by South Americans rather than Asians. With five other men he constructed and boarded a small wooden raft, built according to design specifications recorded by e...

from Cecrow

In 1947, Norwegian archaeologist and WW2 veteran Thor Heyerdahl decided to test his theory that the Polynesian islands had been settled by South Americans rather than Asians. With five other men he constructed and boarded a small wooden raft, built according to design specifications recorded by e...

from br14elmo

Kon-Tiki starts with an idea, that happened during Heyerdahl's stay on a South Seas island where he is researching his interesting thesis: could Polynesia have been colonized by trans-Pacific emigres from the pre-Colombian cultures of South America? Even after recieving information Heyerdahl isn'...