A Song For Satawal is a historical fiction novel written by Kenneth Brower and first published in 1983. The story is set in 1817 and revolves around the Pacific Island of Satawal, which is inhabited by a small community of seafarers. The protagonist of the story is a young American sailor named Nathaniel, who is shipwrecked on Satawal while on a whaling expedition.Nathaniel soon discovers that the islanders have a unique way of navigating the seas...