Before Columbus: The Leif Eriksson Expedition
Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
Paperback
(Random House Books for Young Readers, July 27, 2004)
Five hundred years before Columbus, a young Viking named Leif Eriksson crossed the Atlantic and became the first-known European to set foot in North America. The tale of the crossing has been passed down for 1000 years. Now Elizabeth Cody Kimmel retells it to a new audience, painting a vivid picture of what Eriksson might have experienced. Includes reproductions of maps, illustrations, and Viking artifacts.
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