A review by bookwormie
In Search of First Contact: The Vikings of Vinland, the Peoples of the Dawnland, and the Anglo-American Anxiety of Discovery by Annette Kolodny

informative reflective slow-paced

4.25

A truly exhaustive and impressive book dissecting the changing written and oral narratives, myths, and cultural ideas of "first contact". The level of research for this book reminds me of 1491 and is very academic and likely an important resource for historical scholars. I was a bit lost at the poem chapter and was rough to get through in parts because of the author's writing style- it could use some editing and refocusing in parts. I learned a lot!