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The Norsemen in the West, or, America before Columbus
Title
The Norsemen in the West, or, America before Columbus / a tale by R.M. Ballantyne, author of "The iron hourse, or, Life on the line," "The floating light of the Goodwin sands," "The lifeboat, a tale of our coast heroes," "Erling the Bold," "Shifting winds, a tough yarn," "The lighthouse, being the story of a great fight between man and the sea," "Gascoyne," etc. etc. ; with illustrations.
Publication
London : James Nisbet & Company, 1872.
Physical Description
1 online resource (vi pages, 1 unnumbered page, 406 pages, 5 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations.
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Notes
Page 32 erroneously numbered 34.
Reproduction of the original from the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.
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Summary
Fictional account based on the Icelandic saga Heimskringla of the Norse discovery and settlement of America in the years 986 and 1006.
Variant and related titles
America before Columbus
Norsemen in the West
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 12, 2019
Series
Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood
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