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. After 101 days at sea the kon tiki ran aground on a coral reef by the raroia atoll in polynesia. The kon tiki expedition was a 1947 journey by raft across the pacific ocean from south america to the polynesian islands, led by norwegian explorer and writer thor heyerdahl. Across the pacific by raft, by thor heyerdahl in april 1947, six men crossed the pacific ocean on a balsa log raft, covering 4,300 miles the distance from chicago to moscow in 101 days. He decided to prove his theory by duplicating the legendary voyage. Kontiki is also the name of heyerdahls book, the academy awardwinning documentary film chronicling his adventures. For three months, the bold young men made their way. On a primitive raft made of fortyfoot balsa logs and named. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. Across the pacific by raft ebook written by thor heyerdahl. Kontiki ebook by thor heyerdahl 9781451685923 rakuten kobo. Thirst in midocean, from kontiki across the pacific by raft. It recounts heyerdahls experiences with the kon tiki expedition, where he travelled across the pacific ocean on a balsa tree raft. They battled storms, sharks, killer reefs, and other disasters as they were carried along by the trade wind and the humboldt current from peru to.
The kon tiki expedition was a 1947 journey by raft across the pacific ocean from south america to the polynesian islands, led by norwegian explorer and the author thor heyerdahl. Kon tiki is the academy awardwinning film of an astonishing adventure, a journey spanning 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. In 1954, a drift expedition across the pacific was used by a devout mormon by the name. The kontiki expedition was a 1947 journey by raft across the pacific ocean from south. Full text of kon tiki across the pacific by raft thor heyerdahl.
The book was first published in norway on 2 november 1948, and sold out in 15 days. Chicago turabian author date citation style guide heyerdahl, thor. Kontiki across the pacific by raft by thor heyerdahl. 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 the mythical hero kon tiki. Heyerdahl recounted the epic voyage in the bestselling 1950 book kontiki. Intrigued by polynesian folklore, biologist thor heyerdahl suspected that the south sea islands had been settled by an ancient race from. Across the pacific by raft free pdf, doc, rtf, txt. On a primitive raft made of fortyfoot balsa logs and named kontiki in honor of a legendary sun king, heyerdahl and five companions. This journey by raft from peru to the polynesian islands was made to test the authors theories of the origin of the polynesian people and travel by raft between these places by means of riding the ocean currents. Intrigued by polynesian folklore, biologist thor heyerdahl suspected that the south sea islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of. Across the pacific by raft enriched classics in pdf format.
To download and get a free book or read online kontiki. Across the pacific in a raft mass market paperback. My only current problem with the book is that some of the descriptions of interactions with the south american and polynesian residents are severely outdated, and somewhat cringeworthy in their cultural biases. Across the pacific by raft by thor heyerdahl in doc, rtf, txt download ebook. It was named after the inca sun god, viracocha, for whom kontiki was said to be an old name. Across the pacific by raft wsp enriched classic for trial. It makes for a great documentary of the voyage of the kon tiki raft across the pacific from south america to polynesia. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read kon tiki. The book was first published in norway on 2 november 1948, and sold. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. On a primitive raft made of fortyfoot balsa logs and named kontiki in honor of a legendary sun king, heyerdahl and. Am going to cross pacific on a wooden raft to support a theory that the south sea islands were peopled from peru.
Across the pacific by raft and in a documentary the following year that won the academy award. Across the pacific by raft,declaring it one of the best, something that all readers will enjoy. The kontiki expedition was a 1947 journey by raft across the pacific ocean from south america to the polynesian islands, led by norwegian explorer and writer thor heyerdahl. Kon tiki is the record of an astonishing adventure a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft. Kon tiki ekspedisjonen is a 1948 book by the norwegian writer thor heyerdahl. It was almost surreal to see the actual raft in front of me after imagining the expedition while reading the book.
Chicago turabian humanities citation style guide heyerdahl, thor, kon tiki. Heyerdahl was interested in demonstrating the possibility that ancient people from the americas could have colonized polynesia. Kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventure across the pacific ocean. A primary source is a work that is being studied, or that provides firsthand or direct evidence on a topic. A documentary motion picture about the expedition, also called kon tiki was produced from a writeup and expansion of the crews filmstrip notes and won an academy award in 1951. Across the pacific by raft by thor heyerdahl alibris. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. The raft was named kontiki after the inca god viracocha, for whom kontiki was said to be an old name. Kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventure a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft. Kon tiki set off from peru on the afternoon of 28th april 1947, starting its epic journey across the pacific ocean. This is an extract from kon tiki across the pacific by raft 1950. Kontiki by thor heyerdahl overdrive rakuten overdrive. Kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventurea journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft.
It makes for a great documentary of the voyage of the kontiki raft across the pacific from south america to polynesia. By raft across the south seas, later reprinted as kon tiki. Kontiki sought largely to demonstrate that a balsa raft could cross an ocean, a fairly simple and straightforward proposition. Across the pacific by raft study guide by ebook online at lulu. Thor heyerdahl am going to cross pacific on wooden raft to support a theory that the south sea islands were peopled from peru. It was published in 1948 as the kon tiki expedition. This was to show that some of the pacific islands might have been populated by native americans sailing west, rather than the accepted view that they were populated by south. It recounts heyerdahls experiences with the kontiki expedition, where he travelled across the pacific ocean on a balsa tree raft.
With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. On a primitive raft made of fortyfoot balsa logs and named kontiki in honor of a legendary sun king, thor heyerdahl and five companions deliberately risked their lives to show that the ancient peruvians could have made the 4,300mile voyage to the polynesian islands on a similar craft. Kon tiki across the pacific by raft thor heyerdahl. Full text of kon tiki across the pacific by raft thor heyerdahl see other formats. Kontiki is also the name of heyerdahls book, the academy awardwinning documentary film. Across the pacific by raft heyerdahl, thor translated by f. Kon tiki is the record of an astonishing adventure. Dec 24, 20 on a primitive raft made of fortyfoot balsa logs and named kontiki in honor of a legendary sun king, heyerdahl and five companions deliberately risked their lives to show that the ancient peruvians could have made the 4,300mile voyage to the polynesian islands on a similar craft.
Across the pacific by raft fourteenth printing, october, 1951 a theory, an expedition is born, to south america, halfway, across the pacific, to the south sea islands, among polynesians. 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 kon tiki. 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. The main exhibition of the museum is the kon tiki raft. Kontiki project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. Translation of kontiki ekspedisjonen theory expedition is born to south america across the pacific halfway across the pacific to the south sea islands among polynesians accessrestricteditem. That is how six brave and inquisitive men came to seek a dangerous path to test a scientific theory. Across the pacific by raft themes thor heyerdahl this study guide consists of approximately 44 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of kontiki. Thor heyerdahl 19142002 was a norwegian ethnographer and adventurer with a background in zoology and geography. 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. Across the pacific in a raft ebook online from us, uk, canada and rest of the world. In 1947 thor heyerdahl and a few friends built a balsa wood raft on the pattern of ancient peruvian fishing rafts, then they set off to row and sail it across the pacific. Across the pacific by raft study guide by bookrags.
This fragilelooking wood raft sailed 6,900 kilometers 4,300 miles over 101 days in the pacific ocean. The kontiki expedition was a 1947 journey by raft across the pacific ocean from south america to the polynesian islands, led by norwegian explorer and writer. Now a major motion picture, kontiki is the record of thor heyerdahls astonishing threemonth voyage across the pacific. This journey by raft from peru to the polynesian islands. Kontiki ekspedisjonen is a 1948 book by the norwegian writer thor heyerdahl. Common types of primary sources include works of literature, historical documents, original philosophical writings, and religious texts.
Across the pacific by raft by thor heyerdahl, 1950. Original images of the kon tiki expedition it was this legendary raft that we went to see on our recent trip to oslo in norway. Visiting kon tiki, the raft that crossed an ocean atlas. The expedition had been an unconditional success, and thor heyerdahl and his crew had demonstrated that south american peoples could in fact have journeyed to the islands of the south pacific by balsa raft. Intrigued by polynesian folklore, norwegian 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 the mythical. Full text of kon tiki across the pacific by raft thor.
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