Wangka
Author | : Edwin B. Doran |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 1981 |
ISBN-13 | : UOM:39015005671071 |
ISBN-10 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Wangka by : Edwin B. Doran
Download or read book Wangka written by Edwin B. Doran and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Were the Austronesians hapless travelers on fragile craft, drifted at the mercy of the waves to the far-flung islands of the Pacific? Or were they intrepid seafarers whose exploratory voyages covered much of the great ocean on seaworthy canoes capable of being sailed against the wind? This book addresses these questions in one of the most thorough discussions of Austronesian sailing canoes ever attempted.