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AUSTRALIA & THE PACIFIC
Easter Island
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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These 4 items are available
for $68, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXEIL21) |
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The Statues That Walked, Unraveling the Mystery of Easter Island
• Carl Lipo
• Terry Hunt
ARCHAEOLOGY •
2012 •
PAPER
• 237 PAGES
Hunt and Lip tackle the accepted wisdom of the fate of the Easter Islanders in this bold new history of Rapa Nui based on the latest archaeological evidence.
(EIL26, $16.95) |
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Rapa Nui, Island of Memory
• Georgia Lee
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2006 •
PAPER
• 212 PAGES
Full of anecdote and incident, Lee's lively memoir of fieldwork on Rapa Nui celebrates the people and life on the island over the last 25 years. With many photographs documenting the good old days. Published by the Easter Island Foundation.
(EIL20, $25.00) |
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Easter Island, the Essential Guide
• Kay Sanger
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
PAPER
• 169 PAGES
An archaeologist who has worked on Rapa Nui since the 1980s and past president of the Easter Island Foundation, Sanger covers the history, archaeology, people and practicalities of Easter Island in this authoritative guide.
(EIL17, $20.00) |
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Easter Island Map
• ITMB
2006 •
MAP
A colorful and detailed travel map to Easter Island at a scale of 1:30,000. One Side. 24x37 inches.
(EIL06, $10.95) |
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On the Road of the Winds
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• ARCHAEOLOGY
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The Happy Isles of Oceania
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We, the Navigators, The Ancient Art of Landfinding in the Pacific
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This engaging classic examines how Stone Age Polynesians may have navigated the Pacific. The scholarly volume will appeal to seafarers and modern Pacific travelers.
(PAC35, $31.99)
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Easter Island, Island of Enigmas
• John Dos Passos
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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An amateur archaeologist, novelist Dos Passos mixes travel and observation with the history of exploration of Rapanui in this brief, engaging book.
(EIL23, $15.00)
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Easter Island
• Jennifer Vanderbes
• LITERATURE
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In this mesmerizing novel, Vanderbes spins parallel stories of two young women on Easter Island, one an archaeologist with a 1913 expedition and the other an American botanist who visits 60 years later.
(EIL13, $15.00)
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