In his book Ancient Voyagers in Polynesia, written in 1963, he cited numerous archaeological and linguistic findings as evidence supporting the more conventional view among historians and experts ​ — that the Polynesians originally came from the west.
Ta loetleb oma raamatus „Ancient Voyagers in Polynesia ” (1963) arvukaid arheoloogilisi ja lingvistilisi leide kui tõendeid ajaloolaste ja teiste spetsialistide enamlevinud arvamuse kohta, et algselt saabusid polüneeslased lääne poolt.