Balder Ex-Libris

Author : Pohl Frederick Julius
Title : Atlantic crossings before Columbus
Year : 1961

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Frederick J. Pohl, who uncovered the track of the Vikings in America in his earlier book, The Lost Discovery, again steers a course into the past to retrace pre-Columbian voyages across the Atlantic by mariners of many nationalities. He discusses possible crossings by the Phoenicians, reported crossings by the Irish and Welsh, and presents evidence that the northern Europeans as early as 800 A.D. reached a spot in North America which will surprise many readers. Atlantic Crossings Before Columbus also contains new and provocative material regarding the Vikings, including the archeological findings which have re sulted from two digs undertaken by the Massachusetts Archaeological Society. ...