Sea people: the puzzle of Polynesia
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For 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. How did the earliest Polynesians find and colonize these far-flung islands? How did a people without writing or metal tools conquer the largest ocean in the world? For author Christina Thompson, this mystery is personal: her Maori husband and their sons descend directly from these ancient navigators. In Sea People, Thompson explores the fascinating story of these ancestors, as well as those of the many sailors, linguists, archaeologists, folklorists, biologists, and geographers who have puzzled over this history for three hundred years. A mix of history, geography, anthropology, and the science of navigation, Sea People combines the thrill of exploration with the drama of discovery in a tour of one of the most captivating regions in the world. -- Publisher
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Thompson, C. (2019). Sea people: the puzzle of Polynesia. First edition. New York, NY, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Thompson, Christina, 1959-. 2019. Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia. New York, NY, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Thompson, Christina, 1959-, Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia. New York, NY, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)Thompson, Christina. Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia. First edition. New York, NY, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2019.
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