Steve Thomas will provide a richly illustrated presentation on his newest book, Thursday, Dec. 11, at 5 p.m., at St. George Town Office, taking the audience into the world of non-instrumental navigation and a world-view of the sea largely unknown to the West.

"In photographs from his field work research and original film footage from The Last Navigator documentary film, we will be transported into a navigational world in which the paliuw has only his courage, his memory, and the sea’s own signs of land to guide him," said Jackson Memorial Library, sponsor of the event.

Steve Thomas is familiar to television viewers as the two-time Emmy award-winning host of This Old House, Renovation Nation, and Save Our History. He is also an experienced home builder and sailor. Beginning in 1977, he sailed a 43-foot wooden sloop from England to San Francisco via the Panama Canal, Galapagos, Marquesas, and Hawaii. In the early 1980s, he journeyed to the remote Micronesian island of Satawal to learn the ancient technique of star path navigation, an experience that resulted in this book, as well as a documentary for the PBS series Adventure.

The program will last for 30 minutes, followed by a Q&A and book signing.