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Stockholm: A Cultural History (Cityscapes)
Stockholm: A Cultural History (Cityscapes)
by Tony Griffiths
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Situated on one of the world's most beautiful harbors, Stockholm has set the benchmark for civilized urban living since the time of the Vikings. Tony Griffiths reveals a city of power, intrigue, and murder; of scientists and investors; and a sensual city,... (read more)

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Stockholm: A Cultural History (Cityscapes)
Stockholm: A Cultural History (Cityscapes)
by Tony Griffiths
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Situated on one of the world's most beautiful harbors, Stockholm has set the benchmark for civilized urban living since the time of the Vikings. Tony Griffiths reveals a city of power, intrigue, and murder; of scientists and investors; and a sensual city,... (read more)

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The Vikings: A History
The Vikings: A History
by Robert Ferguson
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A fascinating history of the Viking age and its complex culture and influence The emergence of the Viking age at the end of the eighth century ushered in a new era in the history of Europe, one in which the paganism of the conquering tribes of Norway... (read more)

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History of the Swedish People Volume 2
History of the Swedish People Volume 2
by Vilhelm Moberg
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In the second volume of his vivid history of the Swedes, Vilhelm Moberg brings his focus on the common people to bear on a period that included two dramatic revolts:  the national insurrection under Engelbrekt and the last desperate attempt of the... (read more)

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Eskimo Life
Eskimo Life
by Fridtjof Nansen
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER IV THE ESKIMO AT SEA One often hears the Eskimo accused of... (read more)

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Viking World 2ND Edition
Viking World 2ND Edition
by Jam Graham Campbell
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Vasa I: The Archaeology of a Swedish Royal Ship of 1628 (Statens Maritima Museer)
Vasa I: The Archaeology of a Swedish Royal Ship of 1628 (Statens Maritima Museer)
by Carol Olof Cederlund
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This book is the first in a new series of monographs to be published on Sweden's royal ship, Vasa, which sank on its maiden voyage on August 10th 1628. Volume I puts the series in context, presenting the background to the ship's story, its excavation and... (read more)

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Vikings: the North Atlantic Saga
Vikings: the North Atlantic Saga
by William W. Fitzhugh
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Replete with color photos, drawings, and maps of Viking sites, artifacts, and landscapes, "Vikings" celebrates and explores the Viking saga from the combined perspectives of history, archaeology, oral tradition, literature, and natural science. 500... (read more)

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Football with the Foe: Danish Sport Under the Swastika
Football with the Foe: Danish Sport Under the Swastika
by Hans Bonde
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In comparison with sports in other occupied countries, Danish sport had the most widespread collaboration with the Germans during World War II. Football with a Foe shows that the first years of the German occupation of Denmark became a "golden age" of... (read more)

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Life in a Viking Town (Picture the Past)
Life in a Viking Town (Picture the Past)
by Jane Shuter
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What was it like to live in a Viking Town? Find out in this fact-filled title. The Vikings lived in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, more than 1,000 years ago. They had a reputation for being raiders who attacked without warning. There were many different... (read more)

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Viking America: The First Millennium
Viking America: The First Millennium
by Geraldine Barnes
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Viking America examined through the writing and rewriting of the Vinland story from the middle ages to the twentieth century.... (read more)

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The Rise of the Dutch Republic - Volume 1
The Rise of the Dutch Republic - Volume 1
by John Lothrop Motley
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To the Dutch Republic, even more than to Florence at an earlier day, is the world indebted for practical instruction in that great science of political equilibrium which must always become more and more important as the various states of the civilized... (read more)

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Letters on Sweden, Norway, and Denmark
Letters on Sweden, Norway, and Denmark
by Mary Wollstonecraft
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They were overflowing with civility; but, to prevent their almost killing my babe with kindness, I was obliged to shorten my visit; and two or three of the girls accompanied us, bringing with them a part of whatever the house afforded to contribute... (read more)

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Maritime Culture of the North #2: Wulfstan's Voyage: The Baltic Sea Region in the Early Viking Age as Seen from Shipboard
Maritime Culture of the North #2: Wulfstan's Voyage: The Baltic Sea Region in the Early Viking Age as Seen from Shipboard
by Anton Englert
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After the successful edition of the book on the voyages by the Norwegian Ohthere, Ohthere's Voyages, the Viking Ship Museum now presents the lesser-known travelogue which accompanies Ohthere's report in the Old English version of Orosius' world history... (read more)

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Scandinavia Profiled: Essential Facts on Society, Business, and Politics in Scandinavia
Scandinavia Profiled: Essential Facts on Society, Business, and Politics in Scandinavia
by Barry Turner
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Scandinavia Profiled examines Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Iceland, with detailed economic, political, and cultural information on this lesser known European region. Readers can learn that Iceland has the world's highest internet penetration... (read more)

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Letters on Sweden Norway and Denmark
Letters on Sweden Norway and Denmark
by Mary Wollstonecraft
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Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) was an eighteenthcentury British writer, philosopher, and feminist. During her brief career, she wrote novels, treatises, a travel narrative, a history of the French Revolution, a conduct book, and a children's book... (read more)

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The Danish Revolution, 1500-1800: An Ecohistorical Interpretation (Studies in Environment and History)
The Danish Revolution, 1500-1800: An Ecohistorical Interpretation (Studies in Environment and History)
by Thorkild Kjaergaard
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This book tells how Denmark created, and then overcame its sixteenth-century ecological crisis.... (read more)

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Sweden, the Nation's History
Sweden, the Nation's History
by Franklin Dani Scott
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Steven Koblik' s epilogue extends Scott' s now standard text with an analysis of contemporary Swedish political, economic, and social behavior. In addition to the epilogue, Scott has made a number of alterations in the text in order to maintain the... (read more)

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The Reformation of Community: Social Welfare and Calvinist Charity in Holland, 1572-1620 (Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History)
The Reformation of Community: Social Welfare and Calvinist Charity in Holland, 1572-1620 (Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History)
by Charles H. Parker
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A comparative study of social welfare institutions in Holland during the Reformation.... (read more)

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The Vikings (Ancient Civilizations)
The Vikings (Ancient Civilizations)
by Tristan Boyer Binns
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- Illustrations<BR>- Maps<BR>- Glossary<BR>- Safe internet sites at www.FactHound.com<BR>- Table of contents<BR>- Index<BR>- At the... (read more)

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