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The Norsemen in the West, or, America before Columbus / a tale by R.M. Ballantyne, author of "The ir...

The Norsemen in the West, or, America before Columbus / a tale by R.M. Ballantyne, author of "The ir...

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The Norsemen in the West, or, America before Columbus / a tale by R.M. Ballantyne, author of "The iron hourse, or, Life on the line," "The floating light of the Goodwin sands," "The lifeboat, a tale of our coast heroes," "Erling the Bold," "Shifting winds, a tough yarn," "The lighthouse, being the story of a great fight between man and the sea," "Gascoyne," etc. etc. ; with illustrations.

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Full title

The Norsemen in the West, or, America before Columbus / a tale by R.M. Ballantyne, author of "The iron hourse, or, Life on the line," "The floating light of the Goodwin sands," "The lifeboat, a tale of our coast heroes," "Erling the Bold," "Shifting winds, a tough yarn," "The lighthouse, being the story of a great fight between man and the sea," "Gascoyne," etc. etc. ; with illustrations.

Publisher

London : James Nisbet & Company, 1872.

Record Identifier

74VKVEK6v5Wy

MMS ID

991024129860902626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

1 online resource (vi pages, 1 unnumbered page, 406 pages, 5 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations.

Content type

text

Media type

computer

Carrier type

online resource

Publication information

Publisher

London : James Nisbet & Company, 1872.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

1872.

More information

Scope and Contents

Summary

Fictional account based on the Icelandic saga Heimskringla of the Norse discovery and settlement of America in the years 986 and 1006.

Alternative Titles

Full title

The Norsemen in the West, or, America before Columbus / a tale by R.M. Ballantyne, author of "The iron hourse, or, Life on the line," "The floating light of the Goodwin sands," "The lifeboat, a tale of our coast heroes," "Erling the Bold," "Shifting winds, a tough yarn," "The lighthouse, being the story of a great fight between man and the sea," "G...

Portion of title

America before Columbus

Norsemen in the West

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

General note

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood

Page 32 erroneously numbered 34.

Reproduction of the original from the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.

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Record Identifier

74VKVEK6v5Wy

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVEK6v5Wy

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MMS ID

991024129860902626