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Hernando de Soto
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NORWAY
Leif Ericson
PORTUGAL
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ITALY
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Joliet and Marquette
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La Salle
ENGLAND
Sir Francis Drake
DENMARK
Henry Hudson
Leif Ericson
Enchanted Learning Page with Some Info on Ericsson
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Eirik the Red's Saga
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Passageways: True Tales of Adventure for Young Explorers
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Britannica Info on Ericson
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Most information about Eric the Red comes from two Icelandic stories written
in the late 1100's, early 1200's,
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The First European to Reach the Shores of North America Grew Up on Greenland
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Fact Monster
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Carmen Sandiego Info
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Info Page about Ericson
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L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site of Canada
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Discoveries Across the Atlantic
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Leif Ericson
Discoverer of America
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Online Medieval and Classical Library
(see Ch. XXIV)
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Leif Ericson
The First European to Set Foot in America
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Modern History Sourcebook:
The Discovery of North America by Leif Ericsson, c. 1000 from The Saga of Eric the Red, 1387
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Leif Ericson
Columbus's Predecessor by Nearly 500 Years
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Odin's Castle of Dreams & Legends
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Scientific American Info on Viking Longship
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The Leifur Eiríksson Heritage Project (website on Ericson)
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Belmont Hills / Cynwyd / 5th Grade Wireless
Elementary Technology Curriculum Pilot
email: Tech Pilot