The Wrath of the Norsemen -- Being Vikings -- The world the Vikings made, Part One: from Russia to the British Isles -- The world the Vikings made, Part Two: Normandy, The Atlantic, and North America -- Twilight of the Gods: Vikings, Kings, and Christianity -- Conquerors: the Norman transformation -- Vikings into Scandinavians: from Games of Thrones to mighty fortresses -- Viking Heart Empire: King Gustavus Adolphus and the Scandinavian century -- Scandinavians into Americans -- "We are coming, Father Abraham": Scandinavians in the American Civil War -- "More wonderful than riches": American fever and the great migration -- Heroes: shaping American greatness -- Creators: shaping American democracy -- The Viking heart comes home -- The Viking heart in War and Peace -- The Viking heart and the land beyond.
Summary:
"From a New York Times best-selling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist, a sweeping epic of how the Vikings and their descendants have shaped history and America.".
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