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This is an enthralling book for the reader who has imagined guiding a kayak along a possible trail of early adventurers who relied on their own wits and the stars and currents to get somewhere. Turk is a great reader, too, so he brings to his comments a lot of what he's learned from others about the sea, the stone age people, the history of the kayak and the reasons for restless adventuring. His contact with the people he meets is intimate and respectful and on their terms. The detail he provides of their lives proves he's actually been there and made that connection with the locals. I've read another Turk book and loved them both.


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In the Wake of the Jomon Stone Age Mariners and a Voyage Across the Pacific Jon Turk 9780071474658 Books Reviews

This is a good read.....Jon mixes thoughts on the lives and motovations of the Jomon with his own quest to get across the North Pacific with skill and good prose.
Our world has thousands of adventurers from polar explorers to Everest climbers. Very few have the literary skill of Jon Turk.
A wonderful adventure travel story that is filled with history and geography of the north Pacific ocean. Jon Turk tells of his two year adventure from northern Japan to Alaska by kayak. He is tracing the path of the ancient Jomon traveler who accomplished the same trip 9000 years before.
Not only does Jon Turk provide the reader with an excellent account of what early man accomplished through his trip from ancient Japan to the Americas, he provides an excellent view of the current economic situation in eastern Siberia. Everyone interested in current world economy, as well as those seeking answers regarding the arrival of humans in the Americas should read this book.
very interesting reading.... I had not idea
I loved reading about the physical and mental challenges faced by the author. I also liked the descriptions of the history, geography and ex-USSR sociology of the people of the Bering Strait area - it was shocking to read how the area has suffered economically. I have read Jon Turk's earlier book about expeditions to the NW Passage and to Cape Horn. This one was also a great read. I will never complain about the cold again!
In this exciting and informative book Jon Turk provides fascinating insights into geology, wildlife, and history while keeping the reader on the edge of his seat with descriptions of harrowing experiences at sea. His journey by trimaran and kayak along the wild shores of Siberia traces the 3000-mile passage of ancient Jomon wanderers from Japan to Alaska.

In one of the least populated regions of the world the author meets people who have rarely if ever met outsiders. In several instances he watches previously unseen behavior of wildlife. He has close encounters with grizzly bears on remote beaches, and with a large pack of killer whales in the ocean. In storm-tossed Arctic waters he remains wet and cold for weeks on end while dealing with huge waves, crushing ice floes, whirlpools, and storms.

Dr. Turk, scientist as well as daring adventurer, hypothesizes about factors that led early man to travel from the comfort of the temperate zone to the unknown frozen north. He explains how and why Stone Age mariners may have reasoned that by traveling northward and eastward they would eventually travel south to find warm water and a new world.

As you read the tantalizing descriptions of the author's death-defying adventure you will feel that you are right there with him throughout his amazing and incredible journey.
This is an enthralling book for the reader who has imagined guiding a kayak along a possible trail of early adventurers who relied on their own wits and the stars and currents to get somewhere. Turk is a great reader, too, so he brings to his comments a lot of what he's learned from others about the sea, the stone age people, the history of the kayak and the reasons for restless adventuring. His contact with the people he meets is intimate and respectful and on their terms. The detail he provides of their lives proves he's actually been there and made that connection with the locals. I've read another Turk book and loved them both.