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Kon-Tiki

Across the Pacific in a Raft

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Kon-Tiki

By: Thor Heyerdahl
Narrated by: Peter Kenny
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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 sixty-five languages, Kon-Tiki is a classic, inspiring tale of daring and courage—a magnificent saga of men against the sea.

This audiobook is expertly read by Peter Kenny, with audio engineering by Blake Rook. It was produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont.

©1948 Gyldendal Norsk Forlag AS [All rights reserved]; © 1950, 1977 HarperCollins (translation) (P)2025 Echo Point Books & Media, LLC Adventure Travel Adventurers, Explorers & Survival Adventure Latin America
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Kon-Tiki was one of my early paperback book purchases about 60 years ago and read it several times before high school graduation, so I am pleased to report that this audio version is simply delightful. Peter Kenny really conveyed me to the jungle adventure and the raft adventure across the Pacific Ocean. I hope that middle school and older readers will find Mr. Heyerdahl's book 1940's theory of ancient migrations entertaining for adventure, science, archaeology, geography, and more. I am pleased there has been an epilogue added for this version that includes more about the work regarding Easter Island. An excellent treasure!

Delightful audio for my old favorite

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