![]() Both the most closely related and the most widely dispersed people in the world before the era of mass migration, Polynesians can trace their roots to a group of epic voyagers who ventured out into the unknown in one of the greatest adventures in human history. A masterful mix of history, geography, anthropology, and the science of navigation, Sea People combines the thrill of exploration with the drama of discovery in a vivid tour of one of the most captivating regions in the world.Sea People includes an 8-page photo insert, illustrations throughout, and 2 endpaper maps. Until the arrival of European explorers they were the only people to have ever lived there. Christina Thompson is best known for her book Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia, which won the 2020 Australian Prime Ministers Literary Award for Nonfiction. ?Wonderfully researched and beautifully written? Philip Hoare, author of Leviathan?Succeeds in conjuring a lost world? Dava Sobel, author of Longitude?Fascinating and satisfying? Simon Winchester, author of The Map that Changed the WorldFor more than a millennium, Polynesians have occupied the remotest islands in the Pacific Ocean, a vast triangle stretching from Hawaii to New Zealand to Easter Island. ![]() ![]() ![]() Read Or Download Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia By Christina Thompson Full Pages. ![]()
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