The Frozen Echo, Greenland - Kirsten A. Seaver

Review
"Of major importance, this book fills a serious gap in scholarly studies of European expansion. It brings new understandings to the relationships between Norse discoveries and the great voyages of Renaissance discovery in the North Atlantic. Furthermore, it is fascinating reading, written in a lively and very readable style. It should interest the general public and amateur historians as well as scholars."--Dr. Helen Walls, British Map Library, British Museum

"For many aspiring writers, this book might well be a model of how to put across a complex theme in an easy-to-read manner. It is sure to provide much new information even to those who specialize in the North Atlantic, and provide topics for discussion, disagreement, and thought, as any well-researched book should do."--Journal of the International Map Collector's Society

"This is a fascinating book, not only for those engaged in Atlantic studies or early American history. The clear and precise text, the skillful management of complex themes, and above all the sympathetic approach to human endeavors, coupled with a skeptical view of earlier theories and an open mind to new ideas, make it as easy to read as a novel."--The Times Higher Education Supplement
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“This is a fascinating book, not only for those engaged in Atlantic studies or early American history. The clear and precise text, the skillful management of complex themes, and above all the sympathetic approach to human endeavors, coupled with a skeptical view of earlier theories and an open mind to new ideas, make it as easy to read as a novel.”—The Times Higher Education Supplement
“Of major importance, this book fills a serious gap in scholarly studies of European expansion. It brings new understandings to the relationships between Norse discoveries and the great voyages of Renaissance discovery in the North Atlantic. Furthermore, it is fascinating reading, written in a lively and very readable style. It should interest the general public and amateur historians as well as scholars.”—Dr. Helen Walls, British Map Library, British Museum
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Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Stanford University Press; New edition (1 Dec. 1997)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 426 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0804731616
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0804731614
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 2.72 x 22.86 cm