Publisher's Synopsis
Each book in this series tells about different aspects of the lives of people in bygone times.;This particular volume discusses the character of the Viking explorers and describes their exploits as sailors, settlers and traders. It depicts them in their tiny longships as they crossed the stormy Atlantic to settle in Iceland and Greenland and even visiting the coast of North America. It also reveals how they sailed eastwards too, voyaging along the great rivers of Europe establishing trade routes as far as Asia. The author also wrote "Great Disasters", "Great Mysteries" and "Let's Look At" and many other series.
