Reconstructs voyages of exploration and piracy that led to settlements on Greenland, Iceland, Newfoundland and Vinland, from 960 to 1010 A.D.
America
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Author:MOWAT, FarleySummary: -
Author:Summary:The Irish in the Atlantic World presents a transnational and comparative view of the Irish historical and cultural experiences as phenomena transcending traditional chronological, topical and ethnic paradigms. Edited by David T. Gleeson...
- Author:Bailyn, BernardSummary:
Presents an account of the first great transit of people from Britain, Europe, and Africa to the North American British colonies, evaluating its diversity, the survival struggles of immigrants, and their relationships with the...
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Author:Galeano, EduardoSummary:A unique and epic history, Eduardo Galeano's Memory of Fire trilogy is an outstanding Latin American eye view of the making of the New World. From its first English language publication in 1985 it has been recognized as a classic of...
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Author:Stiefel, Barry L., Rittenberg, David, Gruber, Samuel D.Summary:Jewish Sanctuary in the Atlantic World is a blend of cultural and architectural history that examines Jewish heritage as it expanded among the continents and islands linked by the Atlantic Ocean between the mid-15th and early 19th...
- Author:Davis, David BrionSummary:
David Brion Davis is recognized as the leading authority on slavery in the Western world. His books have won such awards as the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. In Inhuman Bondage, Davis sums up a lifetime of insight,...
- Author:Wood, MichaelSummary:
The Spanish conquest of the Americas in the sixteenth century was one of the most important and cataclysmic events in history. Spanish expeditions endured incredible hardships in order to open up the lands of the New World, and few...
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Author:Galeano, EduardoSummary:Dizzying, enraging, and beautifully written, the third volume of Eduardo Galeano's Memory of Fire trilogy, CENTURY OF THE WIND serves up the turbulent 20th century's worth of U.S.-Latin American relations, from the bucolic New Jersey...
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Author:Newton, Michael StevenSummary:Celtic-speaking peoples of Brittany, Cornwall, Ireland, Isle of Man, Scottish Highlands and Wales played a vital role in the history of Europe and the Americas. Immigrant Celtic communities enjoyed many significant accomplishments...
- Author:Bannister, IvySummary:
On September 2, 1998, a fire in the cockpit sent Swissair Flight 111 plunging into the sea off Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia. All 229 men, women and children on board perished, including Ivy Bannister’s sister, Patty. Set in Dublin, New...
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Author:Casas, Bartolomé de lasSummary: -
Author:Mitchell-Cook, AmySummary:A Sea of Misadventures examines more than 100 documented shipwreck narratives from the 17th to the 19th century as a means to understanding gender, status and religion in the history of early America. Though it includes all the drama...
