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Sea people : the puzzle of Polynesia

Thompson, Christina, 1959- author

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\"For more than a millennium, Polynesians occupied the remotest islands in the Pacific Ocean, an enormous triangle stretching from Hawaii to New Zealand to Easter Island. Sailing in large, double-hulled canoes, without the benefit of maps, writing, or metal tools, these ancient mariners were the first and, until the era of European discovery, the only people ever to have reached this part of the globe. Today, they are widely acknowledged as the world's greatest navigators. But how did the earliest Polynesians reach these far-flung islands? How did they conquer the largest ocean on the planet? Diving deep into the history of the Pacific, Christina Thompson explores this epic migration, following the trail of the many sailors, linguists, archaeologists, and geographers who have puzzled over this story, in a quest to discover who these ancient voyagers were, where they came from, and how they managed to colonize every habitable island in the vast region of remote Oceania. [This book] combines the wonder of pursuit and the drama of a gripping historical puzzle in a vivid tour of one of the most captivating regions in the world.\"--Jacket

• Publisher: Harper
• Subject: Polynesians History. / Navigation Polynesia History. / Polynesians Migrations. / Polynésiens Histoire. / Navigation Polynésie Histoire. / Polynésiens Migrations. / Discoveries in geography / Navigation / Polynesians / Polynesia Discovery and exploration. / Oceania Discovery and exploration. / Polynésie Découverte et exploration. / Oceania / Polynesia
• ISBN: 9780062060884, 0062060880

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