Kon Tiki The Secret of Easter Island PDF book by Thor Heyerdahl (1958)





The Kon-Tiki Expedition: By Raft Across the South Seas is a 1948 book by the Norwegian writer Thor Heyerdahl. It recounts Heyerdahl's experiences with the Kon-Tiki expedition, where he traveled across the Pacific Ocean on a balsa tree raftIn The Voyage of the `Kon-Tiki', the Norwegian archaeologist Thor Heyerdahl famously proved that early humans could have used the trade winds to sail from Peru to Easter Island - and thus be its first settlersHeyerdahl and five companions sailed the raft for 101 days over 6,900 km (4,300 miles) across the Pacific Ocean before smashing into a reef at Raroia in the Tuamotus on August 7, 1947. The crew made successful landfall and all returned safely. Thor Heyerdahl's book about his experience became a bestseller.Contents of the book :1 - A THEORY2 - AN EXPEDITION IS BORN3 - TO SOUTH AMERICA4 - ACROSS THE PACIFIC5 - HALFWAY6 - ACROSS THE PACIFIC7 - TO THE SOUGH SEA ISLANDS8 - AMONG POLYNESIANSAPPENDIXA THEORYRetrospect -The Old Man on Fatu Hiva —Wind and Current — Hunting for Tiki —Who Peopled Polynesia? —Riddle of the South Seas —Theories and Facts —Legend of Kon-Tikiand the Mysterious White Men —War ComesKonTiki Kon-tiki