Easter Island : The Mystery Solved

By Thor Heyerdahl

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394579062
• ISBN13: 9780394579061
• Release Date: August 1970
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 1.0" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

This book is fantastic!

This book, published in 1989, is a distillation of Thor Heyerdahl's research on Easter Island. It traces the history of Easter Island's interaction with the outside world, from Roggeveen's visit in 1722 up to the time of the book's writing. Along the way, Mr. Heyerdahl builds his case that two peoples, one from South America and one from Polynesia populated Easter Island.This book is fantastic! I am not entirely convinced of Mr. Heyerdahl's case, but found his case compelling nonetheless. The book itself has many color pictures and maps, and is visually quite stunning. Now, not all of the book is about Mr. Heyerdahl's proposed history, so if you are merely interested in Easter Island, then you will still enjoy this book. This is a great book, one that you should read!