The Last Navigator: Revised Edition

by Steve Thomas

Book Overview

As a young man piloting a small sailboat across the Pacific, Steve Thomas developed a fascination with ancient methods of navigation. He learned that, for thousands of years, the peoples of Oceania had sailed unerringly across the Pacific without compass or charts, guided only by natural signs--stars, waves, and the flight paths of birds. In search of this secret knowledge, Thomas traveled to the tiny island of Satawal in Micronesia, home to Mau Piailug,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 078921511X
• ISBN13: 9780789215116
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Abbeville Press
• Length: 336 Pages