Sea people : the puzzle of Polynesia
(Book)
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Published
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019].
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780062060877, 0062060872
Physical Desc
xvi, 365 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm
Status
Lexington - Adult
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Published
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780062060877, 0062060872
Notes
General Note
"The quest to understand who first settled the islands of the remote Pacific, where they came from, how they got there, and how we know..."--Jacket.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [325]-348) and index.
Description
"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."--Dust jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Thompson, C. (2019). Sea people: the puzzle of Polynesia (First edition.). Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Thompson, Christina, 1959-. 2019. Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Thompson, Christina, 1959-. Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Thompson, Christina. Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia First edition., Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2019.
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