The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman - Couverture souple

Brown, Nancy Marie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0156033976 ISBN 13 : 9780156033978

Editeur : Mariner Books, 2008

Synopsis

The Far Traveler "Five hundred years before Columbus, a Viking woman named Gudrid sailed past the edge of the known world. She landed in the New World and lived there for three years, giving birth to a baby before sailing home. Or so the Icelandic sagas say. Even after archaeologists found a Viking longhouse in Newfoundland, few believed that the details of Gudrid's story were true. Then, in 2001, a team of scientists discovered what may have been this pioneering woman's last house, buried under a hay field in Iceland, just where the sagas suggested it could be. Joining scientists with cutting-edge technology and the latest archaeological techniques, and tracing Gudrid's ste...

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

PRAISE FOR THE FAR TRAVELER "[A] snappily written biography . . . In surprising flashes, Gudrid comes into focus. Brown pursues Gudrid out of admiration for a woman bold and wise. I eagerly pursued this book, which is as much about Brown's adventures as Gudrid's, for the very same reasons."—The New York Times Book Reivew

"Brown's enthusiasm is infectious as she re-teaches us our history."—The Boston Globe

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Mariner Books
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0156033976
• ISBN 13: 9780156033978
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 320