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Voyage of Rediscovery: A Cultural Odyssey through Polynesia
By (author) Ben Finney, Contributions by Marlene Among, Contributions by Chad Babayan, Contributions by Tai Crouch, Contributions by Paul Frost, Contributions by Bernard Kilonsky, Contributions by Richard Rhodes, Contributions by Thomas Schroeder, Contributions by Dixon Stroup, Contributions by Nainoa Thompson
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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 round-trip odyssey from Hawaii to Aotearoa (New Zealand), across 12,000 nautical miles, dramatically refuted all theories declaring that, because of their unseaworthy canoes and inaccurate navigational methods, the ancient Polynesians could only have been pushed accidentally to their islands by the vagaries of wind and current. ""Voyage of Rediscovery"" is an account of this remarkable journey through the Pacific, including tales of a curiosity attack by sperm whales and the crew's welcome to Aotearoa by Maori tribesmen, who dubbed them their sixth tribe. It describes how Hawaiian navigator Nainoa Thompson guided the canoe over thousands of miles of open ocean without compass, sextant, charts, or any other navigational aids. In so doing, it doc
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Publisher | University of California Press
Published date | 9 Nov 1994
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Format | Hardback
Pages | 401
Dimensions | 0 x 0 x 33mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 771g
ISBN | 978-0-5200-8002-7
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BISAC | social science / anthropology / general
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