Collection
Status
Available
Description
On April 28, 1947, an expedition was led by Norwegian biologist Thor Heyerdahl. The journey by raft spanned 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean and was hailed as one of the most fantastic feats of daring and courage of its time. Heyerdahl and his crew duplicated the legendary voyage of Kon-Tiki, the mythical hero who led the settlement of the South Sea Islands by sailing on a balsawood raft from Peru to the Polynesian islands.
Publication
New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2009.
ISBN
9780671726522
Pages
240
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1948 (Norwegian)
1950 (English)
Other editions
The Kon-Tiki Expedition by Thor Heyerdahl (Hardcover)