by Doran, Edwin, Jr.

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ISBN-13: 9780890961070
ISBN: 0890961077
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press

AUTHOR

Doran, Edwin, Jr.

SUMMARY

Were the Austronesians hapless travelers on fragile craft, drifted at the mercy of the waves to the far-flung islands of the Pacific? Or were they intrepid seafarers whose exploratory voyages covered much of the great ocean on seaworthy canoes capable of being sailed against the wind? This book addresses these questions in one of the most thorough discussions of Austronesian sailing canoes ever attempted.Doran, Edwin, Jr. is the author of 'Wangka' with ISBN 9780890961070 and ISBN 0890961077.

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