In 1947, the Norwegian anthropologist and explorer Thor Heyerdahl sailed into history when he travelled from Peru to Polynesia on a small balsa-raft called the "Kon-Tiki". It was an adventure that captured the world's imagination - the accompanying book was translated into sixty-seven languages - and proved Heyerdahl's theory that the islands could have been settled by people from South America.
Now aged eighty-four, Thor Heyerdahl has embarked on his most exhilarating journey yet - to travel through the memories that make up his extraordinary life. It is a narrative that weaves together his many remarkable voyages - the Ra Expedition to see if the ancient Egyptians could have crossed the Atlantic, the Tigris Expedition to explore the spread of Sumerian culture - with a personal tale that is never short of compelling.
'In The Footsteps Of Adam' accounts a life rich in dramatic and emotional incident. It details the secret missions Heyerdahl carried out during the war, his almost fatal accidents and his marriages. It draws on his vast wealth of experiences, from his studies of the dawn of civilisation to his friendships with world leaders such as Fidel Castro and Mikhail Gorbachev, who made him his personal adviser on environmental matters.
Heyerdahl shares with us the accumulated wisdom he has gained over the years; his views on subjects as diverse as religious faith, politics and the environment. Expansive and evocative, wide-ranging both in scope and in insight, 'In The Footsteps Of Adam' is the outstanding life story of one of the greatest explorers of modern times.
