Nomads of the Wind - A Natural History of Polynesia
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Author(s): Peter Crawford
World Natural History | Secondhand | Pacific Islands
Accompanying a BBC2 series, this book tells the story of the Polynesians, a tenacious, voyaging people who sailed across the Pacific Ocean and discovered the paradise islands of the South Seas. Using the power of the wind and navigating by the stars, they crossed thousands of miles of open ocean in search of new lands such as Tahiti, Samao and New Zealand.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : BBC Worldwide
- : BBC Worldwide
- : 0.975
- : 01 August 1994
- : {"length"=>["25"], "width"=>["19"], "units"=>["Centimeters"]}
- : books
Special Fields
- : Peter Crawford
- : Hardback
- : 508.96
- : 272