Voyage of Rediscovery: A Cultural Odyssey Through Polynesia

by Ben Finney

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In the summer of 1985, a mostly Hawaiian crew set out aboard Hokule'a, a reconstructed ancient double canoe, to demonstrate what skeptics had steadfastly denied: that their ancestors, sailing in such canoes and navigating solely by reading stars, ocean swells, and other natural signs, could intentionally have sailed across the Pacific, exploring the vast oceanic realm of Polynesia and discovering and settling all its inhabitable islands. Their...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0520080025

ISBN13:9780520080027

Release Date:November 1994

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:401 Pages

Weight:1.90 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Australia Australia & Oceania Canoeing Cultural History Narratives Politics & Social Sciences Sailing Travel Water Sports

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