The Last Navigator

The Last Navigator

Nonfiction account of a young American man's sojourn in the South Pacific, on the Micronesian island of Satawal in the Caroline archipelago, studying traditional navigation with Mau Piailug, the last of the palus. It was Piailug who navigated a Polynesian vessel from Hawaii to Tahiti without compass or charts, as documented by a PBS film of the voyage. Thomas learns how to navigate by stars, wind, swell, birds, and memory. It is a story of seafaring, a dying culture, and self-discovery.
Country USA
Manufacturer International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780070645745
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Manufacturer	International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780070645745
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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