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Heyerdahl, Thor

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Kon-Tiki: across the Pacific by raft by Thor Heyerdahl( Book )

536 editions published between 1900 and 2015 in 24 languages and held by 5,679 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This journey by raft from Peru to the Polynesian islands was made to test the author's theories of the origin of the Polynesian people and travel by raft between these places by means of riding the ocean currents and winds
Aku-Aku : the secret of Easter Island by Thor Heyerdahl( Book )

100 editions published between 1906 and 2001 in 8 languages and held by 3,401 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The author and explorer of Kon-Tiki fame here recounts for the layman his archeological adventures on Easter island, where his expedition uncovered many facts about the island's giant statues, secret caves, ancient stone-carving natives, cannibalism, and civil wars
The Ra expeditions by Thor Heyerdahl( Book )

76 editions published between 1970 and 2006 in 10 languages and held by 2,840 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The author recounts the planning for his voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in an Egyptian reed boat and describes the voyage made by himself and his crew
Early man and the ocean : a search for the beginnings of navigation and seaborne civilizations by Thor Heyerdahl( Book )

20 editions published between 1978 and 1980 in English and held by 1,711 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Discusses the ships, navigational systems, achievements, and discoveries of ancient seamen and examines their influence on the spread of culture in the ancient world and on subsequent exploration
Easter Island--the mystery solved by Thor Heyerdahl( Book )

19 editions published between 1989 and 2016 in English and held by 1,267 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Discusses the mysteries of Easter Island including how the statues were made and moved, and where the Easter Islanders themselves came from?
The Maldive mystery by Thor Heyerdahl( Book )

19 editions published between 1986 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 1,133 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Describes Thor Heyerdahl's archaeological exploration of the Maldive Islands
American Indians in the Pacific : the theory behind the Kon-Tiki Expedition by Thor Heyerdahl( Book )

38 editions published between 1952 and 1956 in English and Norwegian and held by 865 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The theory behind the Kon-Tiki expedition
Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl( Book )

80 editions published between 1949 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 847 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Adapted from Kon-Tiki: across the Pacific by Raft," which is a translation of Kon-Tiki ekspedisjonen
The art of Easter Island by Thor Heyerdahl( Book )

30 editions published between 1975 and 1976 in English and German and held by 754 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Pyramids of Túcume : the quest for Peru's forgotten city by Thor Heyerdahl( Book )

10 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 699 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Well-illustrated synthesis of multi-year excavations at a city of the Lambayeque culture extending over 220 hectares with 26 major pyramids, and founded ca. AD 1100"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57
Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl( Visual )

26 editions published between 1950 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 680 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Actual film record of the expedition (April 28, 1947 thru August 7, 1947) photographed by those 5 men who lived its great adventure of traveling 4300 miles, on a raft, across the ocean from Peru to Polynesia
Sea routes to Polynesia by Thor Heyerdahl( Book )

17 editions published between 1968 and 1974 in English and held by 637 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Reports of the Norwegian Archaeological Expedition to Easter Island and the East Pacific by Norwegian Archaeological Expedition to Easter Island and the East Pacific( Book )

26 editions published between 1961 and 1966 in English and held by 451 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Rapa Nui by Fred Picker( Book )

5 editions published in 1974 in English and Undetermined and held by 422 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Heyerdahl's historical summary on Rapa Nui provides an authoritative counterpoint to the visual enchantmant of Picker's photographs and the sweep of his lyrical text
The Kon-Tiki man : Thor Heyerdahl by Christopher Ralling( Book )

5 editions published between 1990 and 1991 in English and held by 212 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Biografie van de Noorse ontdekkingsreiziger Thor Heyerdahl (1914- )
Archaeological evidence of pre-Spanish visits to the Galápagos Islands by Thor Heyerdahl( Book )

21 editions published between 1956 and 1980 in English and held by 187 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Great Norwegian expeditions by Søren Richter( Book )

12 editions published between 1954 and 1990 in 3 languages and held by 182 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Nansen (Fram expedition, 1893-96); Sverdrup (second Fram expedition, 1893-1902); Amundsen (Gjoa and South Pole expeditions); aircraft in polar explorations
Kon-Tiki by Joachim Roenning( Visual )

3 editions published between 2013 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 144 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This is the classic Academy-Award winning documentary film of an astonishing adventure, a journey spanning 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean by raft. Intrigued by Polynesian folklore, Norwegian biologist Thor Heyerdahl suspected that the South Sea Islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east, led by the mythical hero Kon-Tiki. Heyerdahl knew that the trade winds and ocean currents off the South-American coastline bear in the direction of Polynesia. Ridiculed by the scientific establishment, who had concluded that a voyage by aboriginal balsa raft from Peru to Polynesia was impossible, he decided to prove the possibility of his theory by duplicating the legendary voyage. The ensuing expedition was hailed as one of the most fantastic feats of daring and courage of its time. On April 28, 1947, Heyerdahl and his five crew members embarked from Peru on their daring voyage to the Marquesas Islands, on a balsa wood raft which was built according to the traditions of South America's pre-Columbian Indians. After 101 suspenseful days on the open sea, alone amid raging storms, whales, and countless sharks, they landed on the Polynesian island of Raroia. The expedition attracted worldwide interest. Heyerdahl's book Kon-Tiki was translated into 67 languages, and sold more than 20 million copies. Heyerdahl had been presented with a film camera before the journey began, and both the building of the raft and the voyage across the Pacific were filmed in detail. In 1952, his fascinating black and white film was awarded an Oscar for the most outstanding documentary. The film subsequently enthralled cinema-goers all over the world. The raft is now exhibited at the Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo, Norway, where it is seen by hundreds of thousands of tourists every year
American Indians in the Pacific by Thor Heyerdahl( Book )

7 editions published between 1952 and 1953 in English and held by 128 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Archaeological evidence of pre-Spanish visits to the Galápagos Islands : English and Spanish texts by Thor Heyerdahl( Book )

18 editions published between 1982 and 1994 in English and Norwegian and held by 116 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

 
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Alternative Names
Chejerdal, Tor 1914-2002

Chejerdal, Tur

Chejerdal, Tur 1914-2002

Hai Er Da, Shuo Er

Haierdaer, Tuoer

Hāyrdāl, Thwr

Heierudâru, T.

Heijerdāls, T. (Tūrs), 1914-2002

Heijerdāls, Tūrs

Heijerdāls, Tūrs 1914-2002

Hejerdal, Tor

Hejerdal, Tor 1914-2002

Hejerdal , Tur

Heyerdahl, T.

Heyerdahl, Thor 1914-

Heyerdahl, Thor 1914-2002

Heyerdahl, Thorn 1914-2002

Heyerdal, Towr

Heyerdal, Tur

Kheierdad, Tur 1914-2002

Kheĭerdal, Tur

Kheĭerdal, Tur 1914-2002

Thor Heyerdahl

Thor Heyerdahl anthropologue, archéologue et navigateur norvégien

Thor Heyerdahl antropologo, esploratore e regista norvegese

Thor Heyerdahl explorador y biólogo noruego

Thor Heyerdahl Noors ontdekkingsreiziger (1914-2002)

Thor Heyerdahl norsk antropolog og eventyrar

Thor Heyerdahl norsk antropolog og eventyrer

Thor Heyerdahl norsk marinbiolog, upptäcktsresande, författare och militär

Thor Heyerdahl norský mořeplavec a dobrodruh

Thor Heyerdahl nórsky moreplavec, dobrodruh, spisovateľ a antropológ

Thor Heyerdahl norvég antropológus és utazó

Thor Heyerdahl Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer

Thor Heyerdahl norwegischer Anthropologe und Abenteurer

Thor Heyerdahl norweski odkrywca, podróżnik i pisarz

Tor Hejerdal

Tur Heyerdal

Turas Hejerdalas

Tūrs Heijerdāls norvēģu etnogrāfs, arheologs, ceļotājs un rakstnieks

Xeyerdal Tur

Θορ Χέιερνταλ

Тор Хейердал

Тор Хејердал

Тор Хејердал норвешки антрополог и авантурист

Тур Геєрдал

Тур Хеердал

Тур Хейердал

Тур Хейердал Тур

Тур Хэердал

Тур Һейердал

Хейердал Т

Хейердал Т. 1914-2002

Хейердал, Т. (Тур), 1914-2002

Хейердал, Тор

Хейердал, Тур

Хейердал, Тур 1914-2002

Хейердал, Тур Известный путешественник.

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היירדאל, תור

הירדאל, תור

הירדל, תור 1914-2002

תור היירדאל

تور هایردال

ثور هايردال

ثور هايردال، 1914-2002

थॉर हायरडाल

थॉर हेयरडाह्ल

টুর হেয়ার্ডাল

টুৰ হেয়াৰ্ডাল

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