{"product_id":"the-kon-tiki-expedition-folio-society-985","title":"The Kon-Tiki Expedition","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Kon-Tiki Expedition; By Raft Across the South Seas by Thor Heyerdahl. Translated by F.H.Lyon. Introduced by Tim Severin. Bound in off-white canvas with the Kon-Tiki emblem in brown and dark brown on cover. 16 pages of monochrome photographs. Map endleaves printed brown on cream. Dark brown slipcase with the Kon-Tiki emblem in gold on front. 22.2x14.3cm. 304pp\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThor Heyerdahl's The Kon-Tiki Expedition recounts his extraordinary 1947 journey across the Pacific Ocean on a simple raft constructed largely from balsa wood. Heyerdahl and five companions sailed from Peru toward Polynesia in an attempt to demonstrate that prehistoric South American peoples could theoretically have made similar ocean voyages. His account combines adventure, survival and experimental archaeology, describing more than three months at sea aboard one of the twentieth century's most famous expeditions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Folio Vault","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":55216482287955,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":55421149938003,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1085\/2951\/6883\/files\/985.jpg?v=1792531869","url":"https:\/\/thefoliovault.com\/products\/the-kon-tiki-expedition-folio-society-985","provider":"Folio Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}