Sword of the North: A Novel

by Richard White

A century before Columbus, Scots baron Henry Sinclair sailed to the New World--landing in Massachusetts--only one adventure in a life balanced between conflicting allegiances and beset by clan feuds and fearsome pirates

400 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1983

About the author

Richard White is the author of many acclaimed histories, including the groundbreaking study of the transcontinentals, Railroaded, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the Francis Parkman Prize, and a Pulitzer Prize finalist. He is Margaret Byrne Professor of American History, Emeritus, at Stanford University, and lives near Palo Alto, California.

Reviews

[Rick Taglieri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Combine the legend of Sir Henry Sinclair coming to the US 100 years before Columbus, and the mystery of the Westford Knight, and you get an exciting novel very loosely based on history.Probably better for high school aged readers than adults.