The Kon-Tiki Expedition - Softcover

Thor Heyerdahl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140019960 ISBN 13: 9780140019964

Publisher: Penguin, 1973

Synopsis

A classic tale of travel, adventure and endurance by explorer Thor Heyerdahl, describing how Heyerdahl and five other men crossed the Pacific Ocean on a balsa-wood raft in an attempt to prove that the Polynesians made a similar trip a thousand years before. First published in 1950.

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From the Back Cover:

'The Kon-Tiki Expedition' is the enduring story of how, in 1947, Thor Heyerdahl and five companions crossed the Pacific Ocean on a balsa-wood raft in an extraordinary bid to prove Heyerdahl's theory that the Polynesians undertook the same feat on similar craft over a thousand years ago.

Updated with a new Epilogue to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the voyage, this classic tale of survival against the most insurmountable odds, with its delightful descriptions of the myriad sea life the adventurers encountered and the seafaring trials they encountered – culminating in the wreck of the 'Kon-Tiki' in the South Seas – remains one of the most fascinating and exciting expeditionary accounts ever written.

"An incredible adventure story which happens to be true."
SOMERSET MAUGHAM

"An enthralling account of an experience without parallel."
OBSERVER

"I have never read a more tonic story of adventure."
RAYMOND MORTIMER, 'Sunday Times'

"One of the best adventure books ever written ... a privilege to read."
HOWARD SPRING, 'Country Life'

"An enthralling book ... the most absorbing sea tale of our time."
NEW YORKER

"What a book! It has spine-chilling, nerve-tingling, spirit-lifting adventure on every page."
CHICAGO TRIBUNE

About the Author:

Thor Heyerdahl was a Norwegian explorer, adventurer, and writer. Born in 1914, he became famous for his daring 1947 Kon-Tiki expedition. He died in Italy in 2002.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1973
• ISBN 10: 0140019960
• ISBN 13: 9780140019964
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240