I read this article about how accurate the representations of the people, culture and myths in Moana are.

It opens with this sentence: "the colonization of Pacific Islands is the greatest human adventure story of all time" - and having watched Moana I'm inclined to think he's on to something!

So my question is: If I wanted to learn more about the true story of "the voyagers" what would be a good history book to start with?

I read lots, but not very much non-fiction. So something quite readable would be good for me. However, feel free to suggest books that you think are good even if they aren't books that would be good for me - others may find them helpful. e.g. academic textbooks for undergraduate study.

The author of the article links to "On the Road of the Winds" by Patrick Vinton Kirch. Would this be a good book to read?

Thanks!

P.S. I'm new here. Please let me know if this should be a different subreddit, or phrased differently. Also, is there a way of cross-posting this to /r/Moana?