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Author : Ben R. Finney
Release : 1976
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Pacific Navigation and Voyaging by : Ben R. Finney
Download or read book Pacific Navigation and Voyaging written by Ben R. Finney. This book was released on 1976. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ben R. Finney
Release : 1976
Genre : Navigation
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Book Synopsis Pacific navigation and voyaging by : Ben R. Finney
Download or read book Pacific navigation and voyaging written by Ben R. Finney. This book was released on 1976. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nicholas J. Goetzfridt
Release : 1992-01-27
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Indigenous Navigation and Voyaging in the Pacific by : Nicholas J. Goetzfridt
Download or read book Indigenous Navigation and Voyaging in the Pacific written by Nicholas J. Goetzfridt. This book was released on 1992-01-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How have Pacific Islanders voyaged across the vast ocean around them and navigated their small crafts from one distant place to another for thousands of years? This reference guide describes the literature on indigenous navigation and voyaging in the Pacific. The annotated bibliography covers journal articles and books written in several languages, including English, German, Japanese, French, Spanish, and Dutch, pointing to materials of both recent and early origin. The entries are arranged alphabetically by author under Pacific (General), Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia chapters. Indexes to authors, geographic areas, and to subjects provide the reader with easy access to the entries and to a wealth of interesting research on a complex subject with many perplexing questions.
Author : Jeff Evans
Release : 2021-06-10
Genre : Transportation
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Book Rating : 813/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Reawakened by : Jeff Evans
Download or read book Reawakened written by Jeff Evans. This book was released on 2021-06-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this important book, ten navigators — the late Hec Busby, Piripi Evans and Jacko Thatcher from Aotearoa New Zealand; Peia Patai and Tua Pittman from the Cook Islands; and Kalepa Baybayan, Shorty Bertelmann, Nainoa Thompson, `Onohi Paishon and Bruce Blankenfeld from Hawai`i — share the challenges and triumphs of traditional wayfinding based on the deep knowledge of legendary navigator Mau Piailug.They also discuss the significance of receiving the title of Pwo (master navigator) from Piailug, and the responsibilities that come with that position. Their stories are intertwined with the renaissance of knowledge and traditions around open-ocean voyaging that are inspiring communities across the Pacific.
Author : David Lewis
Release : 1994-05-01
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 820/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis We, the Navigators by : David Lewis
Download or read book We, the Navigators written by David Lewis. This book was released on 1994-05-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition includes a discussion of theories about traditional methods of navigation developed during recent decades, the story of the renaissance of star navigation throughout the Pacific, and material about navigation systems in Indonesia, Siberia, and the Indian Ocean.
