Fiction can show us lives and worlds that don’t exist, or that we have no access to. History can help us understand our world. Biographies can help us understand the people in it. But many books are written at a remove—no matter how well-researched or how well-written, the author didn’t actually experience what they’re writing […]
True story of a raft-born expedition across the Pacific Ocean to prove a theory of migration.
True story of a raft-born expedition across the Pacific Ocean to prove a theory of migration.
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ISBN-13: | 9780812449051 |
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Publisher: | Pocket Classics |
Publication date: | 05/28/1990 |
Series: | Enriched Classics Series |
Pages: | 240 |
Sales rank: | 154,048 |
Product dimensions: | 4.20(w) x 6.80(h) x 1.00(d) |
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