In the Wake of the Jomon: Stone Age Mariners and a Voyage Across the Pacific
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (613 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 007147465X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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His two-year voyage around the North Pacific rim in the wake of Stone Age mariners has been named by Paddler magazine one of the ten greatest sea kayaking expeditions of all time.. Jon Turk is the author of Cold Oceans: Adventures in Kayak, Rowboat, and Dogsled
I loved reading about the physical and mental challenges faced by I loved reading about the physical and mental challenges faced by the author. I also liked the descriptions of the history, geography and ex-USSR sociology of the people of the Bering Strait area - it was shocking to read how the area has suffered economically. I have read Jon Turk's earlier book about expeditions to the NW Passage and to Cape Horn. This one was also a great read. I will never complain about the cold again!. You will feel that you are with him Charles L. Wiedemann In this exciting and informative book Jon Turk provides fascinating insights into geology, wildlife, and history while keeping the reader on the edge of his seat with descriptions of harrowing experiences at sea. His journey by trimaran and kayak along the wild shores of Siberia traces the 3000-mile passage of ancient Jomon wanderers from Japan to Alaska.In one of the least populated regions of the world the author meets people who have rarely if ever met outsiders. In several instances he watches previously unseen behavior of wildlife. He has close encounters with grizzly bears on remote beaches,. A Don't Miss Book Not only does Jon Turk provide the reader with an excellent account of what early man accomplished through his trip from ancient Japan to the Americas, he provides an excellent view of the current economic situation in eastern Siberia. Everyone interested in current world economy, as well as those seeking answers regarding the arrival of humans in the Americas should read this book.
About the AuthorJon Turk is the author of Cold Oceans: Adventures in Kayak, Rowboat, and Dogsled. His two-year voyage around the North Pacific rim in the wake of Stone Age mariners has been named by Paddler magazine one of the ten greatest sea kayaking expeditions of all time.
In In the Wake of the Jomon, world-class kayaker and science writer Jon Turk relates his successful attempt to re-create this perilous migration, a voyage that Paddler magazine named one of the ten greatest sea kayak expeditions of all time.. "An extraordinary adventure."--Sea KayakerIn 1996 a 9,500-year-old skeleton unearthed beside the Columbia River galvanized anthropologists with the possibility that prehistoric humans reached North America from northern Japan by crossing the ocean in small open boats