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Dec 30, 2009 a great adventurer and wartime resistance fighter, knut haugland, has died. The kon tiki expedition was a 1947 journey by raft across the pacific ocean from south america to the polynesian islands, led by norwegian explorer and the author thor heyerdahl. Combining history with culture, the ocean with exploration, and risk with triumph this is an account of thor heyerdahls worldfamous kontiki expedition, during which he sailed a raft 5,000 miles from the. Combining history with culture, the ocean with exploration, and risk with triumph this is an account of thor heyerdahls worldfamous kon tiki expedition, during which he sailed a raft 5,000 miles from the coast of south america to the islands of the south pacific.
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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. Kontiki ekspedisjonen is a 1948 book by the norwegian writer thor heyerdahl. Instead of downloading multiple mp3 files, you can now simply listen to the original audiobook for free and legally. He was the last living crew member of the kon tiki. Besides being a great explorer, the norwegian author is an excellent storyteller that sold out this book in 15 days after being published on november 2, 1948. Thor heyerdahl and the crew of kontiki 32 pictures.
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