An Illustrated Viking Voyage: Retracing Leif Eriksson's Journey In An Authentic Viking Knarr
by Hodding, Carter, W
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0743407024
- ISBN 13
- 9780743407021
- Seller
-
Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
From the d.j. flap: "In 1997, journalist and history buff W. Hodding Carter, along with a ragtag band of amateur sailors, set out to retrace Leif Eriksson's journey to North America. They sailed a handmade ship modeled after a traditional Viking "Knarr". It was the first voyage by Westerners to precisely follow the Vikings' route in nearly a thousand years.
Beginning in a small boathouse in Maine, Carter's fifty-four-foot open-decked Viking boat, the 'Snorri', took shape from wooden planks and individually pounded iron rivets. Over the next year, the 'Snorri' sailed from the ports and fjords of Greenland through the Arctic circle to a vixtorious landing at l'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland."
"Through the extraordinary images of photographer Russell Kaye, and a colorful running text from Carter, the chronicle of this remarkable voyage is captured in rich detail."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Stillman Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 921SB
- Title
- An Illustrated Viking Voyage:
- Author
- Hodding, Carter, W
- Format/Binding
- Off-White boards with Dk. Brown spine with copper lettering.
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0743407024
- ISBN 13
- 9780743407021
- Publisher
- Pocket Books
- Place of Publication
- N.Y., London, Toronto
- Date Published
- 2000
- Pages
- 147
- Size
- 4 to.
- Keywords
- Printed on high-quality glossy paper with a map and dozens of colour photos of the crew, the trip and the accomplishment.
Terms of Sale
Stillman Books
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Stillman Books
About Stillman Books
children's and other illustrated books, along with aviation, sea and naval and other categories. I'm still plugging along after 42 years of book-selling.