Thor Heyerdahl
Thor Heyerdahl was a Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology, botany, and geography. He is best known for his Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947, where he sailed 8,000 kilometers across the Pacific Ocean in a hand-built raft from South America to the Tuamotu Islands to demonstrate the possibility of ancient sea migrations.
Books
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1. Kon-Tiki
This book is a captivating real-life adventure story about a Norwegian explorer and his crew who set out on a daring voyage across the Pacific Ocean on a balsa wood raft. The journey, undertaken to prove a controversial anthropological theory about the settlement of Polynesian islands, is filled with danger, excitement, and discovery. The author's vivid descriptions of the perilous journey, the magnificent sea life they encounter, and the ultimate success of their expedition make this a thrilling and inspiring read.
The 2692nd Greatest Book of All Time -
2. The Kon-Tiki Expedition: By Raft Across the South Seas
The book is a thrilling account of a daring and adventurous expedition across the Pacific Ocean on a balsa wood raft named Kon-Tiki. The journey, led by a Norwegian explorer, is an attempt to prove that South Americans could have settled Polynesia in pre-Columbian times. The narrative is filled with descriptions of dangerous encounters with marine life, harsh weather conditions, and the challenges of surviving on the open sea. The expedition's success provides compelling evidence in support of the author's theory.
The 3796th Greatest Book of All Time
