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I found Sea People the most intelligent, empathic, engaging, wide-ranging, informative, and authoritative treatment of Polynesian mysteries that I have ever read. -- Dava Sobel, #1 New York Times bestselling author

In this artfully written book, Thompson ably elucidates changing understandings of the ancient Polynesian migrations...This fascinating work could prove to be the standard on the subject for some time to come. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Ultimately, the author makes clear that the original settlers were not just blown about by currents and winds; they keenly navigated using star paths, ocean swells, and other land-finding techniques like bird-watching. Thompson vividly captures the wondrousness of this region of the world as well as the sense of adventure tied up in that history. -- Kirkus Reviews I found Sea People the most intelligent, empathic, engaging, wide-ranging, informative, and authoritative treatment of Polynesian mysteries that I have ever read. -- Dava Sobel, #1 New York Times bestselling author

I found Sea People the most intelligent, empathic, engaging, wide-ranging, informative, and authoritative treatment of Polynesian mysteries that I have ever read. -- Dava Sobel, #1 New York Times bestselling author Ultimately, the author makes clear that the original settlers were not just blown about by currents and winds; they keenly navigated using star paths, ocean swells, and other land-finding techniques like bird-watching. Thompson vividly captures the wondrousness of this region of the world as well as the sense of adventure tied up in that history. -- Kirkus Reviews In this artfully written book, Thompson ably elucidates changing understandings of the ancient Polynesian migrations...This fascinating work could prove to be the standard on the subject for some time to come. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Ultimately, the author makes clear that the original settlers were not just blown about by currents and winds; they keenly navigated using star paths, ocean swells, and other land-finding techniques like bird-watching. Thompson vividly captures the wondrousness of this region of the world as well as the sense of adventure tied up in that history. -- Kirkus Reviews In this artfully written book, Thompson ably elucidates changing understandings of the ancient Polynesian migrations...This fascinating work could prove to be the standard on the subject for some time to come. -- Publishers Weekly I found Sea People the most intelligent, empathic, engaging, wide-ranging, informative, and authoritative treatment of Polynesian mysteries that I have ever read. -- Dava Sobel, #1 New York Times bestselling author

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Christina Thompson is the editor of Harvard Review and the author of Come On Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All: A New Zealand Story, which was shortlisted for the Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-fiction and the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. Her essays and criticism have appeared in numerous publications, including Vogue, the American Scholar, the Journal of Pacific History, and three editions of Best Australian Essays. She is the recipient of numerous fellowships and awards, including a National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship, a Writer's Grant from the Australia Council, and a National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholar Award. A dual citizen of the US and Australia, she lives outside of Boston with her family. Susan Lyons has appeared on numerous television shows, including A Country Practice, Police Rescue, Something in the Air, and All Saints. Among her film credits are Winds of Jarrah and In a Savage Land. She is married to Tony Award-winning actor Jefferson Mays.

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