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From Lapland to Sápmi
A cultural history of Sápmi and the Nordic countries as told through objects and artifacts Material objects—things made, used, and treasured—tell the story of a people and place. …
The Palace of the Snow Queen
An exploration of the winter wonders and entangled histories of Scandinavia’s northernmost landscapes—now back in print with a new afterword by the author After many years of …
With the Lapps in the High Mountains
With the Lapps in the High Mountains is an entrancing true account, a classic of travel literature, and a work that deserves wider recognition as an early contribution to …
The Pirate Queen
Ireland's great "Pirate Queen" leaps from mythology into the pages of history in this fascinating account of Grace O'Malley, a hard-core pirate who led two hundred men on raids …
Incognito Street
Barbara Sjoholm arrived in London in the winter of 1970 at the age of twenty. Like countless young Americans in that tumultuous time, she wanted to leave a country at war and …
Not the Real Jupiter
Steady as She Goes
The first anthology of writing about women's maritime adventures and adventurers takes readers on a surprising tour through the annals of sailing, fishing, and commercial shipping …
Pictures of Longing
Haunting and revealing photographs sent home by Norwegian immigrants in America as visual document and collective expression of the emigrant experience Between 1836 and 1915, in …
By the Fire
The first English publication of Sami folktales from Scandinavia collected and illustrated in the early twentieth century Although versions of tales about wizards and magical …
Clearing Out
Winner of the Nadia Christensen Prize for translation from the American-Scandinavian FoundationIn a masterful blend of fiction and autobiography, a Norwegian novelist sends her …
So Much to Be Done
“What kind of cancer is it?” was the first question Barbara Brenner asked her doctor after hearing that the lump in her breast was malignant. His answer: “You don't need to know …