Voyagers: The Settlement of the Pacific

by Nicholas Thomas

Book Overview

An award-winning scholar explores the sixty-thousand-year history of the Pacific islands in this dazzling, deeply researched account.

One of the Best Books of 2021 -- Wall Street Journal

The islands of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia stretch across a huge expanse of ocean and encompass a multitude of different peoples. Starting with Captain James Cook, the earliest European explorers to visit the Pacific were...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541619838
• ISBN13: 9781541619838
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.4"