{"product_id":"sea-people-christina-thompson-9780062060877","title":"Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia","description":"\u003cp\u003eA blend of Jared Diamond's \u003cem\u003eGuns, Germs, and Steel\u003c\/em\u003e and Simon Winchester's \u003cem\u003ePacific\u003c\/em\u003e, a thrilling intellectual detective story that looks deep into the past to uncover who first settled the islands of the remote Pacific, where they came from, how they got there, and how we know. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than a millennium, Polynesians have occupied the remotest islands in the Pacific Ocean, a vast triangle stretching from Hawaii to New Zealand to Easter Island. Until the arrival of European explorers they were the only people to have ever lived there. Both the most closely related and the most widely dispersed people in the world before the era of mass migration, Polynesians can trace their roots to a group of epic voyagers who ventured out into the unknown in one of the greatest adventures in human history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow did the earliest Polynesians find and colonize these far-flung islands? How did a people without writing or metal tools conquer the largest ocean in the world? This conundrum, which came to be known as the Problem of Polynesian Origins, emerged in the eighteenth century as one of the great geographical mysteries of mankind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Christina Thompson, this mystery is personal: her Maori husband and their sons descend directly from these ancient navigators. In \u003cem\u003eSea People\u003c\/em\u003e, Thompson explores the fascinating story of these ancestors, as well as those of the many sailors, linguists, archaeologists, folklorists, biologists, and geographers who have puzzled over this history for three hundred years. A masterful mix of history, geography, anthropology, and the science of navigation, Sea People combines the thrill of exploration with the drama of discovery in a vivid tour of one of the most captivating regions in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSea People\u003c\/em\u003e includes an 8-page photo insert, illustrations throughout, and 2 endpaper maps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christina Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062060872\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062060877\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/05\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2019 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2019 pg. 135\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/26\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2019","brand":"Christina Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44051177832703,"sku":"9780062060877","price":32.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_449c0e03-b554-48e0-8584-94b1d238be8a.jpg?v=1685011548","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sea-people-christina-thompson-9780062060877","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}