Greenland

by Vilhjálmur Stefánsson

Contains a brief geographic sketch, five chapters on successive discoveries of Greenland by prehistoric Greek, Irish and Icelandic voyagers; introduction of Christianity; records of 10th century life: sagas of Erik the Red and Sokkason; the disappearance of the Norse colony; knowledge of Greenland in the Middle Ages and the revival of Greenland voyages; Greenland's resettlement, exploration and administration and development; discussion of its strategic importance; and a bibliography of the region.

338 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1942

About the author

Vilhjálmur Stefánsson (1879-1962) was a Canadian Arctic explorer and ethnologist.