North America

Canadian History

September 16, 2011

From ancient times, through the period of the first European arrivals to the present day the rich history of Canada from coast to coast is covered in this collection of books.

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Greenland – The World’s Largest Island

September 16, 2011

Flying over Greenland it looks rather like one continuous land mass with North America, but deep under the ice there is water. It is the world’s largest island, if we exclude Australia which is usually categorised as a continent. Politically, Greenland is within the Kingdom of Denmark, although it functions autonomously. Norse seafarers first established [...]

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