Before Columbus: The Leif Eriksson Expedition (Landmark Books)

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.