With 111 full-color photographs Could men have sailed across the oceans in small reed boats centuries before the beginnings of recorded history? Could the striking similarities in the ancient civilizations of the Americas and the Mediterranean be more than mere coincidence?
With characteristic boldness, Thor Heyerdahl decided to find out by crossing the Atlantic in a boat made of papyrus reeds—not once, but twice. In this book, he tells how those expeditions were planned and carried out. He describes the search for men to build Ra and Ra II, and for a unique international crew to sail them. He portrays the excitement of discovery in the same compelling personal style that made Kon-Tiki and Aku-Aku best-sellers. And he captures the spirit of science and adventure that inspired eight men who sailed an ancient boat across the vast ocean, as their ancestors might have done thousands of years ago, and spread knowledge and understanding throughout the world.
—from the dust jacket
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