Between the 8th and 11th centuries, the Vikings surged from their Scandinavian homeland to trade, plunder, explore, and invade, from Newfoundland to Baghdad. They are alternately seen as great seafarers and desperate outcasts, noble heathens and oafish pirates, the last pagans and the first of the modern Europeans. This concise study of Viking history aligns medieval chronicles, Norse sagas, and Muslim accounts with modern genetic profiling and climatology. It explains why the Danish king Harald Bluetooth lent his name to a 21st-century wireless technology; which future saint laughed as she buried foreign ambassadors alive; and how the Vikings ultimately became us.

Language: English
Pages: 273
Illustrations: 0 Color Illustrations. 13 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 51/2“ x 8“
Binding: Softbound
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Weight: 0.75
ISBN: 9.78185E+12
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Code: 6477
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: Latest

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When Axel Svensson moved from his tenement home in Bjuv, Sweden, at the age of eight to ease his family’s financial burden, he began an odyssey that would extend over a quarter-century and thousands of miles. It took him four years working as an indentured servant until he was finally able to make it to America. He traveled the Midwest until he finally married and settled in Ames, Iowa, where he assumed the managership of the local J.C. Penney store. In Ames, he became a community leader and retired from Penney’s at age 50 to devote his time to managing his farm and traveling with his wife until her death.

Language: English
Pages: 99
Illustrations: 11 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 8 1/2“ x 6“
Binding: Hardbound
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Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 809313626
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Code: 3504
Condition: In Pristine Condition
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Viking-Age Norse people were responsible for the discovery and permanent settlement of the Faroes, Iceland, and Greenland and for the discovery and temporary settlement of North America, at L’Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland. This volume offers a wide-ranging collection of new articles on the literary and archaeological sources for these early Norse achievements in the lands of the North Atlantic; it also profiles the current state of research in the subject area. The articles are by accomplished scholars from Britain, Canada, Denmark, Iceland, Ireland, and the USA.

Language: English
Pages: 238
Illustrations: 15 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 10“ x 6 1/2“
Binding: Softbound
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Weight: 0.75
ISBN: 997991114X
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Code: 5446
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: Backlist

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At the end of May 1916 a chance encounter with Admiral Hipper`s battlecruisers enabled Beatty to lead the German Battle Fleet into the jaws of Jellicoe`s greatly superior force - At this Battle of Jutland the German Fleet suffered so much damage that it made no further attempt to challenge the Grand Fleet. Captain Bennet has used sources previously unavailable to historians in his reconstruction of this controversial battle. The book contains numerous battle plans and photographs of the battle.

Language: English
Pages: 208
Illustrations: 34 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 8 1/2“ x 5 1/2“
Binding: Softbound
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Weight: 0.50
ISBN: 1840222042
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Code: 5332
Condition: In Pristine Condition
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A wonderful memoir that shares the story of a Finnish family who, lured by promises of prosperity, immigrated to America at the turn of the century. However, this promise soon dissipates as Aino, the second youngest in the family, discovers the dark side of the American dream, as she moves from Massachusetts to the Finnish Harlem in New York City.

Language: English
Pages: 131
Illustrations: 34 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 9“ x 6“
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: None
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Weight: 0.75
ISBN: 878391487
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Code: 4406
Condition: In Pristine Condition
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This beautiful and informative book is filled with compelling photographs which are an inspiring addition to the thoughtfully written text about the history of Christiansborg over the last 100 years. Christiansborg is built upon the ruins of Absalon’s old fortress from 1167; these ruins can still be seen in the basement of Christiansborg. The central nerve of Christiansborg is of course the parliament, however Christiansborg contain the judiciary and the other parts of the government, in addition to the royal riding stables, theatre, the royal church. A magnificient historic building in the center of Copenhagen.

Language: Danish
Pages: 238
Illustrations: 192 Color Illustrations. 0 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 11“ x 11“
Binding: Hardbound
Subcategory: None
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Weight: 4.75
ISBN: 9.7887E+12
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Code: 6156
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: Latest

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A historical look at the land surrounding Skåne and Denmark, from its castles, houses and cities, to the people and their stories of Grænseland. This book is most informational and beautiful with pencil sketches and illustrations.

Language: Danish
Pages: 156
Illustrations: 0 Color Illustrations. 68 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 8 1/2“ x 11“
Binding: Clothbound w/ Jacket
Subcategory: None
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Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 8778510678
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Code: 5097
Condition: In Pristine Condition
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Presenting the newly discovered letters of correspondence between the royal monarchs of Russia and Sweden, Catherine II (1729-96) and Gustave III (1746-92) is historically monumental as these letters reveal previously unknown details about the crisis in Europe that followed the French Revolution. It is also noteworthy because of the striking differences between these two monarchs, ranging from their varying interests, age, and degree of power. Also, though Gustave III did not fulfill his wishes, these letters attest to the strength of his argument that has been overshadowed by his eventual defeat. 184 mostly unedited letters are presented here, organized by subjects such as family, travel, the war, the European crisis, and their more secretive, private letters.

Language: French
Pages: 362
Illustrations: 17 Color Illustrations. 8 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 9 1/2“ x 6“
Binding: Hardbound w/ jacket
Subcategory: None
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Weight: 2.25
ISBN: 9171005654
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Code: 3770
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: Backlist

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Author Fedo successfully captures the mood and spirit of Swedish-Americans of his boyhood years who lived in Duluth, Minnesota. His remembrances of his Aunt Hilma, his grandmother and his neighbors are humorous reflections of life during the 1940s and 1950s.

Language: English
Pages: 110
Illustrations: 13 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 8 1/2“ x 5 1/2“
Binding: Softbound
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Weight: 0.50
ISBN: 878390685
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Code: 4396
Condition: In Pristine Condition
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As Financial Advisor to China, Arthur N. Young had an intimate insight as an on-the-spot observer of events during the critical 18 years leading to the fall of the Nationalists and the Communist takeover. Along with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, Dr. Young worked closely with the highest-ranking officials of the National Government in carrying out monetary and fiscal reforms prior to World War II, and stayed through the war to aid with problems of war finance, including procurement of American aid. As the Pacific Rim gains increasing international prominence, this book will prove to be of particular importance to students, scholars, business and political leaders with an interest in Asian affairs.

Language: English
Pages: 316
Illustrations: 2 Color Illustrations.
Size: 9 1/2“ x 6“
Binding: Clothbound with Jacket
Subcategory: None
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Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 934797137
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Code: 5510
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: Backlist

Price: $19.50

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