Thors books have become staples on the new york times bestsellers list. He was highlighting how thor heyerdahl back in 1970 shocked the world with reports of midocean pollution. Til that thor heyerdahl stated that ancient people from south america could have settled in polynesia, but most anthropologists didnt believe him. The kontiki museum on the bygdoy peninsula in oslo, norway houses vessels and maps from the kontiki expedition, as well as a library with about 8000 books. Discover book depositorys huge selection of archaeologist thor heyerdahl books online.
This article is of interest to the following wikiprojects. Kon tiki by thor heyerdahl, first edition abebooks. Thor heyerdahl, who died in april at the age of 87, spent much of an active and sometimes inspiring life in the thrall of one good story. Thor s books are not just popular in the united states as they have been published in china, denmark, australia, turkey, vietnam and many other countries around the world. He studied zoology and geography at oslo university. At the same time he studied privately polynesian culture and history, consulting the then worlds largest private collection of books and papers on polynesia. Thor heyerdahl october 6, 1914, larvik, norway april 18, 2002, colla micheri, italy was a norwegian ethnographer and adventurer with a scientific background in zoology and geography. Thor heyerdahl was a norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology. Ra is the story of heyerdahls voyage from north africa to south america in a 45 ft papyrus boat modelled on those depicted in the pharoahs wall paintings. The thor heyerdahl institute was established in 2000. Easter island by thor heyerdahl goodreads share book.
He acame notable for his kontiki expedeetion in 1947, in which he sailed 8,000 km 5,000 mi athort the paceefic ocean in a haundbiggit raft frae sooth. It was not until 1986 that he returned to easter island, this time with a czech engineer and archeologists from the. To know more about his childhood, career, profile and timeline read on. Brad is also known for making controversial political comments that always causes a lot of reaction. Arne skjolsvold from norway, gonzalo figueroa from chile, and edwin n.
Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Fatuhiva thor heyerdahl abebooks shop for books, art. Thor heyerdahl was a norwegian explorer, adventurer, and ethnologist. Why we suddenly have a plastics crisis by chris rose of the blog featured bajanthings. More recently, heyerdahl was invited to return to easter island and there confronted the conundrum of the famous, haunting. Thor heyerdahl biography a famous ethnologist and explorer, thor heyerdahl, is known for his transoceanic explorations and study of south american immigration patterns. He acame notable for his kontiki expedeetion in 1947, in which he sailed 8,000 km 5,000 mi athort the paceefic ocean in a haundbiggit raft frae sooth americae tae the tuamotu islands.
This book, published in 1989, is a distillation of thor heyerdahls research on easter island. He received the order of merit or similar decorations from peru, italy, egypt, morocco, bulgaria, norway and sweden. Thor heyerdahl books list of books by thor heyerdahl. Thor heyerdahl, norwegian ethnologist and adventurer who organized and led the famous kontiki 1947 and ra 196970 transoceanic scientific expeditions. Below is found information regarding the research and writings of thor heyerdahl including a bibliography of scientific and popular works. Thors books are not just popular in the united states as they have been published in china, denmark, australia, turkey, vietnam and many other countries around the world. Heyerdahl s writing grabbed me and took me along on their voyage. Podcast for kids nfb radio 101 sermon podcast backstage opera for iphoneipod pauping off all steak no sizzle podcast church of the oranges. Thor heyerdahl 19142002 is one of historys most famous explorers. See all books authored by thor heyerdahl, including kontiki ekspedisjonen, and akuaku. Brad thor has steadily become one of the most popular authors in the united states. This is not enough to truly show nazi sympathies, but might be appropriate in the article here, along with a ref to ragnar kvam jr. Thor heyerdahls book about his experience became a bestseller. In 1986, thor heyerdahl returned to easter island to begin excavating.
Books by thor heyerdahl author of kontiki goodreads. Thor heyerdahl, signed abebooks shop for books, art. Heyerdahl himself agreed to the founding of the institute and it aims to promote and continue to develop heyerdahls ideas and principles. Heyerdahls writing grabbed me and took me along on their voyage. Heyerdahl was born in larvik, norway, the son of master brewer thor heyerdahl 18691957 and his wife, alison lyng 18731965. Kon tiki by thor heyerdahl abebooks shop for books. Thor heyerdahl norwegian explorer, anthropologist and author. Thor heyerdahl biography life, family, parents, story. See also thor heyerdahl october 6, 1914, larvik, norway april 18, 2002, colla micheri, italy was a norwegian ethnographer and adventure. Nov 16, 1989 this handsome volume is the story of thor heyerdahl s love of a mysteryand of an island and its people. Thor heyerdahls kontiki voyage on the 100th anniversary of thor heyerdahl s birth, look back at his historic voyage across the pacific on the primitive raft kontiki.
The raft was named kontiki after the incasun god, viracocha, for whom kontiki was said to be an old name. Get an answer for what are the major themes of kon tiki. Green was the earth on the seventh day by heyerdahl, thor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It was heyerdahl s first voyage on an improbable craft over a challenging and dubious route. The kontiki expedition was a 1947 journey by raft across the pacific ocean from south. Well, i cant really say that because i tore the world apart looking for this book after reading kontiki. He wrote many books on early travel and sea exploration. I can think of no other book that informed, entertained, and thrilled me like the ra expeditions. In his later years, heyerdahl excavated pyramids in peru and the canary islands. As a young child, heyerdahl showed a strong interest in zoology, inspired by his mother, who had a strong interest in charles darwins theory of evolution. Kon tiki across the pacific by raft thor heyerdahl.
His father, thor, was president of a brewery and a mineral water plant, and his mother, alison lyng heyerdahl, was chairman of the larvik museum. In 1947 he crossed the pacific ocean on the balsawood raft kontiki. Thor heyerdahl has 40 books on goodreads with 49653 ratings. Thor heyerdahl set out on a new expedition in 1955, this time to easter island. Over thirty years ago, the man who did such important, pioneering work in kontiki wrote another bestselling book, akuaku, about easter island. Both expeditions were intended to prove the possibility of ancient transoceanic contacts between distant civilizations and cultures. Thor heyerdahl is currently considered a single author. Thor heyerdahl books list of books by author thor heyerdahl. The secret of easter island, was published in english in 1958.
His book are at the top of the list of books that have taken me on great adventures and they are all nonfiction. He later completed similar achievements with the reed boats ra, ra ii and tigris, through which he championed his deep involvement. Discover book depositorys huge selection of thor heyerdahl books online. October 6, 1914 aprile 18, 2002 wis a norse adventurer an ethnografer wi a backgrund in zoology, botany, an geografie. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Her original homeport being hamburg, germany, she was used for the next 50 years as a freighter. Thor heyerdahl should be a role model for all humans. Follow thor heyerdahl and explore their bibliography from s thor heyerdahl author page.
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Thor heyerdahl ranks very high on my list of authors. Thor heyerdahl was born on 6 october 1914 in larvik a small coastal city south of oslo, where he also grew up. His father, also called thor, was a brewer, and his mother, alison, was head of the larvik area museums association. This handsome volume is the story of thor heyerdahl s love of a mysteryand of an island and its people. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures.
But i have heard they exist in the minds of some people. Its skipper was the then 33yearold thor heyerdahl, and their destination. Thor heyerdahl was born into an upperclass family in the coastal village of larvik, norway, in 1914. Thor heyerdahl has been listed as a level5 vital article in people, explorers. Apr 18, 2002 thor heyerdahl 19142002 is one of historys most famous explorers. This was his first expedition to be captured on film, and was later awarded academy award for best documentary in 1951. As with heyerdahl s book about the voyage of kontiki, this book was also a best seller. Brad thors books focus on the fictional character scot harvath, who is an exnavy seal turned secret service agent. Thor s books have become staples on the new york times bestsellers list. He was a great thinker and had the power of his convictions. Kontiki by heyerdahl, thor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He and his crew of trusty not so old salts had an adventure of a lifetime. His 1947 kontiki expedition proved that the incas were capable of sailing across the pacific.
Eventually sailing unter the flag of panama as minnow and then. Thor heyerdahl biography childhood, life achievements. The book describes the 19551956 norwegian archaeological expeditions investigations of polynesian history and culture at easter island, the austral islands of rapa iti and raivavae, and the marquesas islands of nuku hiva and hiva oa. As a young child, thor heyerdahl established a strong interest in zoology. My mother, liv coucheron torp, was married to thor heyerdahl, the norwegian scientist and explorer whose kontiki expedition in 1947 became one of the great enduring adventure stories of all time. A thrilling, fully illustrated account of one of the greatest adventures by one of the 20th centurys most famous travelers, thor heyerdahl easter island is one of the most remote places in the world and acclaimed archaeologist thor heyerdahl spent much of his life investigating the mystery of the islands famed, ancient statues. This book, published in 1989, is a distillation of thor heyerdahl s research on easter island. There, after recounting the testimonies of those before him, heyerdahl dramatically tells his story of how he believes the monolithic statues were put into place. He created a small museum in his childhood home, with a vipera berus as the main attraction. So in 1947 he built a primitive raft and made the 101day journey himself. It was heyerdahls first voyage on an improbable craft over a challenging and dubious route.
Thor heyerdahl was one of the twentiethcenturys most famous adventurers and he recreated many ocean voyages made by ships based on ancient designs. It traces the history of easter islands interaction with the outside world, from roggeveens visit in 1722 up to the time of the book s writing. He orchestrated many transoceanic expeditions in primitive boat replicas and contributed several substantial theories to the geographic and scientific communities. Thor shadowed a black ops team in order to research his novel the apostle. Heyerdahl became notable for his kontiki expedition, in which he sailed 4,300 miles 8,000 km by raft from south america to the tuamotu islands. Brad thor is an american author of thriller novels, with multiple new york times bestsellers. By raft across the south seas has been translated into 70 languages. Buy the ra expeditions by thor heyerdahl online at alibris. He believed that, long before columbus, early ocean. The kontiki expedition was a 1947 journey by raft across the pacific ocean from south america to the polynesian islands, led by norwegian explorer and the author thor heyerdahl. Apr 19, 2002 the norwegian explorer thor heyerdahl, who died last night at the age of 87, sailed into history in 1947 when he crossed the pacific from peru to polynesia on a balsa wood raft. The voyage, called the tangaroa expedition, was intended as a tribute to thor heyerdahl, as well as a means to monitor the pacific oceans environment. Brad thor s books focus on the fictional character scot harvath, who is an exnavy seal turned secret service agent.