{"product_id":"voyage-of-rediscovery-a-cultural-odyssey-through-polynesia-hardcover","title":"Voyage of Rediscovery: A Cultural Odyssey Through Polynesia - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBen Finney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMarlene Among\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eChad Babayan\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 1985, a mostly Hawaiian crew set out aboard \u003ci\u003eHokule'a, \u003c\/i\u003e a reconstructed ancient double canoe, to demonstrate what skeptics had steadfastly denied: that their ancestors, sailing in such canoes and navigating solely by reading stars, ocean swells, and other natural signs, could intentionally have sailed across the Pacific, exploring the vast oceanic realm of Polynesia and discovering and settling all its inhabitable islands. Their round-trip odyssey from Hawai'i to Aotearoa (New Zealand), across 12,000 nautical miles, dramatically refuted all theories declaring that-because of their unseaworthy canoes and inaccurate navigational methods-the ancient Polynesians could only have been pushed accidentally to their islands by the vagaries of wind and current.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoyage of Rediscovery \u003c\/i\u003e is a vivid, immensely readable account of this remarkable journey through the Pacific, including tales of a curiosity attack by sperm whales and the crew's welcome to Aotearoa by Maori tribesmen, who dubbed them their sixth tribe. It describes how Hawaiian navigator Nainoa Thompson guided the canoe over thousands of miles of open ocean without compass, sextant, charts, or any other navigational aids. In so doing, it documents the experimental voyaging approach, developed by Ben Finney, which has both transformed our ideas about Polynesian migration and voyaging and been embraced by present-day Polynesians as a way to experience and celebrate their rich ancestral heritage as premier seafarers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy sailing in the wake of their ancestors, the Hawaiians and other Polynesians who captained, navigated, and crewed \u003ci\u003eHokule'a\u003c\/i\u003e made the journey described here a cultural as well as a scientific odyssey of exploration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA work of great importance that will become a standard study to be looked at, and referred to, in connection with any serious scholarship in its field.--Norman Thrower, editor, \u003ci\u003eThe Buccaneer's Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Finney\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Hawai'i. He is also co-editor of \u003ci\u003eInterstellar Migration and the Human Experience\u003c\/i\u003e (California, 1985) and the author of \u003ci\u003eHokule'a: The Way to Tahiti\u003c\/i\u003e (1979).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 401\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.33 x 9.26 x 6.27 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 09, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47453473374386,"sku":"9780520080027","price":86.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/c4ee6b720624606c218f362c9782942d.webp?v=1778831767","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/voyage-of-rediscovery-a-cultural-odyssey-through-polynesia-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}