272 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 267) and index.
Contents
Faraway heaven -- Birth and death of the noble savage -- Crossroads of the Pacific -- Cradle of Polynesia -- Nomads of the wind -- Burning their boats -- Land of man -- Outpost of the rising sun -- Theft of paradise -- Land of the long white cloud -- Pierced sky -- Glossary of Polynesian words -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary
Nomads of the Wind and the BBC TV series which it accompanies tell the epic story of the Polynesians--the tenacious ocean voyaging people who settled the Pacific.
