Pacific Alone Esther Eisenberg Detailed case studies demonstrate the

Detailed case studies demonstrate the ideas in action

four times more Africans than Europeans crossed the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas

deep scooped-out dales with lonely farms far from villages

and additional resources are included in every chapter to provide opportunities for students to apply concepts

Pacific Alone Esther Eisenberg Detailed case studies demonstrate theWinner of the 2019 National Outdoor Book Award for Outdoor Literature! In the summer of 1987 Ed Gillet achieved what no person has accomplished before or since, a solo crossing from California to Hawaii by kayak. Gillet, at the age of 36 an accomplished sailor and paddler, navigated by sextant and always knew his position within a few miles. Still, Gillet underestimated the abuse his body would take from the relentless, pounding, swells of the