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Eric the Red founded a new country 1,000 years ago—
Greenland. Then his son Leif itched for adventures of his
own. He had heard tales of another huge continent to
the west. With only the stars to guide him, young Leif
sailed off in his wooden ship.
Drawing on the powerful Norse sagas, Elizabeth Jane-
way tells the true stories of Eric, Leif, and the other dar-
ing Vikings who journeyed to North America—and their
attempts to settle in that rich new land.
LANDMARK BOOKS are the most popular non-
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The Critics Agree
"has the charm of the unusual and the appeal of the 'almost
impossible.'" —The New York Times
"the grand old story of Eric the Red and his son Leif the
Lucky it wisely stays close to the Norse sagas, for the truth
as they told it had plenty of color without being touched up by
invention." —Saturday Review of...
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Fülszöveg
Eric the Red founded a new country 1,000 years ago—
Greenland. Then his son Leif itched for adventures of his
own. He had heard tales of another huge continent to
the west. With only the stars to guide him, young Leif
sailed off in his wooden ship.
Drawing on the powerful Norse sagas, Elizabeth Jane-
way tells the true stories of Eric, Leif, and the other dar-
ing Vikings who journeyed to North America—and their
attempts to settle in that rich new land.
LANDMARK BOOKS are the most popular non-
fiction series for young readers more than 8,000,000
copies sold written by experts in their fields available
in paperback for the first time.
The Critics Agree
"has the charm of the unusual and the appeal of the 'almost
impossible.'" —The New York Times
"the grand old story of Eric the Red and his son Leif the
Lucky it wisely stays close to the Norse sagas, for the truth
as they told it had plenty of color without being touched up by
invention." —Saturday Review of Literature
"very worthwhile" —Children's Bookshelf
"Elizabeth Janeway gives a spirited account of Eric the Red's
discovery of Greenland and his son Leif's discovery of Amer-
ica. .The hero's adventures in a 'violent age,' beginning as a
small boy, will fire the imagination "—Chicago Sunday Tribune
"a lively account of the early voyagers"
—San Francisco Chronicle
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