Stream thousands of fine art and hand-crafting classes with Creativebug. Check it out here!

Hurley Public Library

The China voyage: across the Pacific by bamboo raft

Book Cover
Your Rating: 0 stars
Star rating for The China voyage

Publisher:
Addison-Wesley Pub. Co
Publication Date:
[1994]
Language:
English

Description

The China Voyage is the extraordinary story of how Tim Severin and his crew made maritime history by sailing across the Pacific on a bamboo raft. Their purpose: to test the theory that Asian raft sailors reached America some 2,000 years ago. Their experience provides armchair adventurers with one of the most remarkable sea voyages ever, and offers a unique perspective of what happens when historical theories are literally put to the test.
For 105 days Hsu Fu edged eastward, contending with fog, gales, snapped spars and ribbing, and the gnawing of bamboo beetles eating the very fabric of the raft. Semi-submerged, the crew became part of the sea itself: companions to the birds, fish, and whales that lived alongside them. Broken ribs, a meeting with a killer whale, and the steady deterioration of the raft are all part of this remarkable tale, masterfully told in Severin's unique blend of scholarship, narrative, and good humor.

Also in This Series

More Like This

More Details

ISBN:
9780201483949

Staff View

QR Code

Grouping Information

Grouped Work ID95167f9b-a1e6-533c-8e5a-83219ef4ca1a
Grouping Titlechina voyage across the pacific
Grouping Authortimothy severin
Grouping Categorybook
Grouping LanguageEnglish (eng)
Last Grouping Update2025-01-07 13:27:39PM
Last Indexed2025-01-12 05:04:03AM

Solr Fields

accelerated_reader_point_value
0
accelerated_reader_reading_level
0
auth_author2
Benyon, Joe
Warner, Rex
author
Severin, Timothy
author2-role
Benyon, Joe
Warner, Rex
author_display
Severin, Timothy
available_at_hurley
Hurley Public Library
detailed_location_hurley
Hurley Adult Nonfiction
display_description
format_category_hurley
Books
format_hurley
Book
id
95167f9b-a1e6-533c-8e5a-83219ef4ca1a
isbn
9780201483949
itype_hurley
BOOK - HARDCOVER
last_indexed
2025-01-12T11:04:03.664Z
lexile_score
-1
literary_form
Non Fiction
literary_form_full
Non Fiction
local_callnumber_hurley
910 SEV
owning_library_hurley
Hurley Public Library
owning_location_hurley
Hurley Public Library
primary_isbn
9780201483949
publishDate
1994
publisher
Addison-Wesley Pub. Co
recordtype
grouped_work
subject_facet
Pacific Ocean -- Discovery and exploration
Rafts
Severin, Timothy -- Travel
title_display
The China voyage : across the Pacific by bamboo raft
title_full
The China voyage : across the Pacific by bamboo raft / Tim Severin
title_short
The China voyage
title_sub
across the Pacific by bamboo raft
topic_facet
Discovery and exploration
Rafts
Severin, Timothy
Travel

Solr Details Tables

item_details

Bib IdItem IdShelf LocationCall NumFormatFormat CategoryNum CopiesIs Order ItemIs eContenteContent SourceeContent URLDetailed StatusLast CheckinLocation
ils:.b10646206.i10901607Hurley Adult Nonfiction910 SEV1falsefalseAvailableAug 09, 2023huanf

record_details

Bib IdFormatFormat CategoryEditionLanguagePublisherPublication DatePhysical DescriptionAbridged
ils:.b10646206BookBooksEnglishAddison-Wesley Pub. Co[1994]317 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

scoping_details_hurley

Bib IdItem IdGrouped StatusStatusLocally OwnedAvailableHoldableBookableIn Library Use OnlyLibrary OwnedIs Home Pick Up OnlyHoldable PTypesBookable PTypesHome Pick Up PTypesLocal Url
ils:.b10646206.i10901607On ShelfAvailablefalsetruetruetruefalsetruefalse99999999