Easter Island: The Mystery Solved,New

This Handsome Volume Is The Story Of Thor Heyerdahl'S Love Of A Mysteryand Of An Island And Its People. Over Thirty Years Ago, The Man Who Did Such Important, Pioneering Work In Kontiki Wrote Another Bestselling Book, Akuaku, About Easter Island. More Recently, Heyerdahl Was Invited To Return To Easter Island And There Confronted The Conundrum Of The Famous, Haunting Statues That Stud The Lovely Island, Massive And Mysterious.How Were They Made? How Were They Moved? What Did The Natives Mean When They Had Said, Those Many Years Earlier, That 'The Statues Walked'? Who Made Themand Where Did The Easter Islanders Themselves Come From? What Did Earlier Visitors Discoveror Believe?It Is Characteristic Of Dr. Heyerdahl'S Many Explorations That His Research, His Theories, His Conclusions All Are Entwined With Objectives Greater Than Mere Adventure. Just As His Expeditions Have Been Partly In Pursuit And Proof Of His Theories That Early Man Traveled Further (And Faster) Than Others Had Previously Suspected, And That The Peoples Of Many Cultures Can Work Together Peacefully, His Probes Into The Past Are Coupled With An Enduring, Endearing Convictionnever Before Displayed Better Than In This Volumethat Just As We Must Avoid Prejudice In The Present, We Should Not Look Down On The People Of The Pastfor They And We Have More In Common Than It Might Seem.