Kon Tiki Expedition

Recently read and recommend Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia by Christina Thompson:

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> For Christina Thompson, this mystery is personal: her Maori husband and their sons descend directly from these ancient navigators. In Sea People, Thompson explores the fascinating story of these ancestors, as well as those of the many sailors, linguists, archaeologists, folklorists, biologists, and geographers who have puzzled over this history for three hundred years. A masterful mix of history, geography, anthropology, and the science of navigation, Sea People combines the thrill of exploration with the drama of discovery in a vivid tour of one of the most captivating regions in the world.

* https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/40536236-sea-people

It examines the question of the migration of Polynesians, but also the history of people examining the question itself: from the earliest European historians to the Polynesians themselves asking question about their own traditions, and how different 'senses of history' interacted.

It also gives a general description of the system of navigation used:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polynesian_navigation