Jutikkala, Eino, with Kauko Pirinen.A History of Finland. Weilin & Göös, 1984. Authoritative history, includes relations with Sweden and Russia, nationalism, and culture.
Lander, Patricia S.The Land and People of Finland. Lippincott, 1991. Examination of history, geography, government, economy, and culture for middle school and high school readers.
McNair, Sylvia.Finland. Children's Press, 1997. The geography, history, and culture of Finland. For middle school readers.
Singleton, Frederick Bernard.A Short History of Finland. Cambridge University Press, 1990. History of Finland from the first settlement by the Finns to the 1980s.
Solsten, Eric, and Sandra W. Meditz, eds.Finland: A Country Study. Government Printing Office, 1990. Authoritative, official U.S. analysis dealing with all aspects of the country; statistical tables and detailed index.
Auden, W. H., and Louis MacNeice.Letters from Iceland. Random House, 1969. Observations by two poets on their travels in Iceland in 1936.
Byock, Jesse L.Viking Age Iceland. Penguin, 2001. An excellent companion to the sagas; dispels many of the standard stereotypes about Vikings.
Krakauer, Jon, and David Roberts.Iceland: Land of the Sagas. Villard, 1998. A description of the sagas and photographs of the landscapes that inspired them.
Nordstrom, Byron S.Dictionary of Scandinavian History. Greenwood, 1986. Four hundred articles on the histories of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden from AD 1000, arranged alphabetically by subject.
Stark, Peter.Driving to Greenland. Lyons & Burford, 1994. The author's impressions of winter sports in North America, Greenland, and Iceland.
Tomasson, Richard F.Iceland: The First New Society. University of Minnesota Press, 1980. Sociological description and history of Icelandic culture from the 11th century.
Derry, Thomas Kingston.A History of Modern Norway, 1814-1972. Oxford, 1973. Political developments and nationalism in the 19th century; economic, social, and cultural evolution to 1972.
Rossel, Sven H., ed.A History of Danish Literature. University of Nebraska Press, 1992. From the ancient runic inscriptions to post-World War II trends.
Schoolfield, George C., ed.A History of Finland's Literature. University of Nebraska Press, 1998. Surveys Finnish-language literature and Finland's Swedish-language literature.
Warme, Lars G., ed.A History of Swedish Literature. University of Nebraska Press, 1996. From the Middle Ages to the 20th century.
Sweden
Bosworth, Barry P., ed.The Swedish Economy. Brookings, 1987. Essays on all aspects of Sweden's economy including the financing of its extensive welfare state.
Carlsson, Sten.Swedes in North America, 1638-1988. Coronet, 1988. “Technical, Cultural and Political Achievements” (subtitle) of Swedish immigrants.
Clare, John D., ed.The Vikings. Harcourt Brace, 1992. Color photographs bring the Viking era to life; for younger readers.
Clarke, Helen.Towns in the Viking Age. St. Martin's, 1991. Informed by archeological research, this study reconstructs the Viking towns of the Baltic coast.
Jones, Gwyn.A History of the Vikings. Oxford University Press, 1984. Scholarly history of the Nordic peoples.
Margeson, Susan M.Viking. Knopf, 1994. Illustrated overview of Viking culture; for younger readers.
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