The farfarers
Subtitle: before the Norse
By: Farley Mowat.
Edition: 1st pbk. ed.
Publisher: Steerforth Press; Distributed by Publishers Group West
Published: 2000
Place of publication: South Royalton, Vt; [Berkeley, Calif.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 377
Subjects: Discoveries in geography -- Fiction.; America -- Discovery and exploration -- Pre-Columbian.; America -- Discovery and exploration -- Fiction.; Canada -- Discovery and exploration -- British.; Canada -- Discovery and exploration -- Fiction.; Alba (Kingdom); Alba (Kingdom) -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: "Mowat advances a controversial new theory that another Indo-European people he calls the "Alban" preceded the Norse by several centuries. Throughout The Farfarers, Mowat skillfully weaves fictional vignettes of Alban life into his thoughtful reconstruction of a forgotten history."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-354) and index.
"First published in 1998 in Canada by Key Porter Books"--T.p. verso.