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We, the Navigators: The Ancient Art of Landfinding in the Pacific (2ND ed.) by David Lewis
We, the Navigators: The Ancient Art of Landfinding in the Pacific (2ND ed.) by David Lewis
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We, the Navigators: The Ancient Art of Landfinding in the Pacific (2ND ed.) by David Lewis, Derek Oulton (Editor)
Publisher: University Of Hawai'i PRess
US SRP: $33.99 US
Binding: Paperback
Copyright Date: 1994
Pub Date: May 01, 1994
Physical Info: 1.0" H x 8.9" L x 5.9" W (1.4 lbs) 464 pages
The second edition of David Lewis' classic book on Pacific navigation promises to satisfy yet again scholars and seafarers alike - and all others who have marveled at the ability of island mariners to navigate hundreds of miles of open ocean without instruments. The new edition includes a discussion of theories about traditional methods of navigation developed during the past two decades, the story of the renaissance of star navigation throughout the Pacific, and material about navigation system in Indonesia, Siberia, and the Indian Ocean.
Review Quotes:
"Intensely thorough ... An exhaustive examination of the pre-European navigational system which should fill any scholar's need ... Succeeds admirably."-- The Northern Mariner
"The strength of this work lies with the islanders who instructed Lewis in their techniques of navigation.... Lewis successfully distills abstract navigational concepts into a well-organized and interesting text.... We, the Navigators is a work of great depth, and one of the most detailed investigations of an ancient art that is being lost forever. Through it one gains insight into the rich history of long-distance and inter-island voyaging in the Pacific."-- Mariners' Museum Journal
