Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl [1975 PAPERBACK] • Washington Square Press

Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific by Raft by Thor Heyerdahl

VINTAGE PAPERBACK [1975] WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS

2nd printing of this Washington Square Press "Enriched Classics" edition.  Includes photo-insert.

Book is in very good reading condition.  Cover shows heavy rub wear; and a small spot of sticker ghosting on front.  Reads perfectly with some inevitable tanning to pages.

Kon-Tiki is the record of an astonishing adventure - a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean by raft. Intrigued by Polynesian folklore, 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 a mythical hero, Kon-Tiki. He decided to prove his theory by duplicating the legendary voyage.

On April 28, 1947, Heyerdahl and five other adventurers sailed from Peru on a balsa log raft. After three months on the open sea, encountering raging storms, whales, and sharks, they sighted land - the Polynesian island of Puka Puka.

Translated into over sixty languages, Kon-Tiki is a classic, inspiring tale of daring and courage - a magnificent saga of men against the sea.