Vikings of the Pacific / Peter H. Buck.
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TextSeries: Phoenix books (Chicago, Ill.) ; P31.Publication details: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c1959Description: 339 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0226079503
- 9780226079509
- 572.996
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TNU, Faculty of Education, Arts and Humanities Pasifika Collection | PAC 301.296 BUC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | FEAH24110146 |
"First published as Vikings of the sunrise."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The great ocean -- The manner of men -- Whence came they? -- Ships and their builders -- The Eastern horizon -- Early explorers and settlers -- The centre of the triangle -- The hub of Polynesia -- The Southwest course -- The Northwest atolls -- The Northern equatorial islands -- The Northeastern radial -- South and Southeast -- The Eastern atolls -- On the trail of the rising sun -- The mystery of Pitcairn -- The apex of the triangle -- The Northern angle -- The Southern angle -- The base of the triangle -- The trail of plants and animals -- Epilogue.
"This work is an attempt to make known to the general public some of the romance associated with the settlement of Polynesia by a stone-age people who deserve to rank among the world's great navigators. The author uses tales from Polynesian myths regarding the creation of man and of the islands."--Review at Goodreads.com Dec. 2013.