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8 Men and a Duck : An Improbable Voyage by Reed Boat to Easter Island
8 Men and a Duck An Improbable Voyage by Reed Boat to Easter Island
Author: Nick Thorpe
On a fateful South American bus trip, journalist Nick Thorpe overheard some fellow passengers discussing an improbable plan to sail 2,500 miles from northern Chile to Easter Island on the Viracocha -- a boat made of reeds. The crew's aim in reviving this pre-Incan boat-building technology was twofold: to reopen the controversial migration...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780743219280
ISBN-10: 0743219287
Publication Date: 6/10/2002
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Free Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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