Research Catalog
The Navigators : pathfinders of the Pacific.
- Title
- The Navigators : pathfinders of the Pacific.
- Publication
- [Cambridge, Mass.?] : Sam Low ; Watertown, Mass. : Documentary Educational Resources [distributor, 1983?]
Items in the Library & Off-site
Filter by
1 Item
| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book/Text | Request in advance | OC.POLY. N 229 | Off-site |
Holdings
Details
- Additional Authors
- Description
- 20 p. : ill.; 28 cm.
- Summary
- Film follows archaeologists as they seek clues to the origins and achievements of ancient Polynesian seafarers. It shows the excavation of a powerful voyaging canoe on the Tahitian island of Huahine, early sailing routes in Fii, and traces of Hawaii's first settlers on Mokai. Film also travels with Mau Piailug as he and his crew sail a replica of an original Polynesian canoe from Hawaii to Tahiti--2500 miles across the ocean with benefit of sextant, compass, or any other Western navigational instrument
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- Note
- Text and teacher's guide to the film.
- Cover title.
- Introd. signed: Sam Low.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 19.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Introduction: a storm-tossed night reveals the genius of Mau Piailug / by Sam Low, Ph.D. -- The Polynesians: a Pacific Odyssesy / by Patrick V. Kirch, Ph.D. -- Voyaging -- Canoes -- Wind, wave, and stars: a sea of natural signs / by Stephen Thomas -- Kon Tiki -- Hokule'a -- Canoe house tales: the poetry of discovery / by Marjorie Sinclair -- Teacher's guide: a guide to discussion topics, projects, and resources for further exploration of the themes presented in "The Navigators" -- Museums -- The Navigators: a continuing project
- OCLC
- 15024845
- SCSB-13291036
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library