A fascinating adventure as Thor & Live Heyerdahl attempt to go back to nature on the island of Fatu-Hiva in the late thirties. Fatu-Hiva - Back to Nature is a book published in 1974 by archaeologist and explorer Thor Heyerdahl detailing his experiences and reflections during a one-and-a-half-year stay on the Marquesan island of Fatu Hiva in 1937–38. Hardcover. Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1 . Fatu-Hiva: Back to Nature Thor Heyerdahl. Try Prime EN Hello. He was also the author of the book of the expedition and the narrator of the story.

Kon-Tiki is the record of an astonishing adventure -- a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean by raft. See all books authored by Thor Heyerdahl, including Kon-Tiki Ekspedisjonen, and Aku-Aku: Paskeoyas Hemmelighet, and more on ThriftBooks.com.

Looking for books by Thor Heyerdahl? Thor Heyerdahl (Norwegian pronunciation: [tuːr ˈhæɪəɖɑːl]; October 6, 1914 – April 18, 2002) was a Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology, botany, and geography..

Sign in Account & Lists Sign in Account & Lists Returns & Orders Try Prime Cart. $971.90. There original intent was to live their lives on the island, but the experiment goes awry with tropical diseases and untrustworthy islanders. Kon-Tiki had a six-man crew, all of whom were Norwegian except for Bengt Danielsson, a Swede.. Thor Heyerdahl (1914–2002) was the expedition leader. Thor Heyerdahl (October 6, 1914, Larvik, Norway April 18, 2002, Colla Micheri, Italy) was a Norwegian ethnographer and adventurer with a scientific background in zoology and geography. $97.15. Kon-Tiki: Amazon.in: Heyerdahl, Thor: Books. Thor Heyerdahl, (born October 6, 1914, Larvik, Norway—died April 18, 2002, Colla Micheri, Italy), Norwegian ethnologist and adventurer who organized and led the famous Kon-Tiki (1947) and Ra (1969–70) transoceanic scientific expeditions.

Hardcover. What other items do customers buy after viewing this item? Books By Thor Heyerdahl All ... Now a major motion picture, Kon-Tiki is the record of Thor Heyerdahl’s astonishing three-month voyage across the Pacific.

4.3 out of 5 stars 45. Both expeditions were intended to prove the possibility of ancient transoceanic contacts between distant civilizations and cultures. Heyerdahl became notable for his Kon-Tiki expedition, in which he sailed 4,300 miles (8,000 km) by raft from South America to the Tuamotu Islands.

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Skip to main content. Intrigued by Polynesian folklore, biologist Thor Heyerdahl suspected that the South Sea Islands had been settled by an ancient … Heyerdahl had studied the ancient people of South America and Polynesia and believed that there was a link between the two. He became notable for his Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947, in which he sailed 8,000 km (5,000 mi) across the Pacific Ocean in a hand-built raft from South America to the Tuamotu Islands.