James Siers: TARATAI, A Pacific Adventure.

Millwood Press, Wellington 1977. softcover, 306 pages, many colour and b/w illustrations and maps. Very good condition.

In 1976 an incredible voyage of 1,500 miles was made in a 76 foot voyaging canoe from Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands to Fiji in an effort to re-establish an ancient sea link between to two island groups and at the same time to prove that native canoes were capable of making such long sea voyages. This book is also the story of the unique way of life of a race of extraordinary people whose life is ruled by the ocean. Map endpapers (Southern Pacific Ocean).