A Song for Satawal
by Brower, Kenneth
Harper and Row, NY - 1983     isbn 0-06-015093-9
218 p. - - sailing adventure and anthropology
Brower travels to the island of Yap and examines modern conditions, then sails in a traditional canoe, examining methods of navigation and general details of life. A thought provoking book.
(Brower is also author of The Starship and the Canoe which I also recommend a a good read.)
- - one might also read David Lewis books We, the Navigators and The Voyaging Stars and also Stephen D. Thomas book The Last Navigator for a further appreciation of Polynesian navigation. ~ 1990 ~

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