{"product_id":"history-of-norway-kenneth-m-simmons-9798188800673","title":"History of Norway: An Untold Saga: Vikings, Kings, Occupation, and a Nation Reborn","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore there was a Norway, there was only ice.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat happened next would take ten thousand years, and it would produce one of the most astonishing transformations in human history.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew people realize that the same land once buried under a crushing sheet of glacial ice would one day give rise to Viking longships that reached North America centuries before Columbus, a constitution among the most progressive of its era, and a modern economy so disciplined it built the largest sovereign wealth fund on the planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory of Norway\u003c\/b\u003e takes you through the entire, unfiltered saga, from the first reindeer hunters who followed melting glaciers north, through the raiders and explorers of the Viking Age, through plague, foreign crowns, and a national identity that refused to die quietly under centuries of Danish rule. You'll walk through the peaceful vote that finally won Norway its independence, stand alongside resistance fighters during the darkest years of Nazi occupation, and witness the discovery of oil that could have corrupted everything, but didn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe hidden truth behind Norway's success isn't luck. It's character, tested again and again across thousands of years.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book also gives honest, necessary attention to the story often left out, the suppression and resilience of the Sámi people in Norway's far north, and the mysteries still buried beneath its fjords, waiting to be uncovered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy this book matters: \u003c\/b\u003e because Norway's transformation from frozen isolation to global admiration offers a genuine blueprint for resilience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat you'll gain: \u003c\/b\u003e a complete, richly told understanding of how a nation earns its place in the world, one hard-won generation at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho this is for: \u003c\/b\u003e anyone who loves history that reads like a story, and anyone curious how the harshest beginnings can still lead somewhere extraordinary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReady to uncover the truth behind Norway's remarkable journey? \u003cb\u003eGet your copy today and start the journey.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth M. Simmons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798188800673\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d","brand":"Kenneth M. Simmons","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665963847935,"sku":"9798188800673","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2b6ba7a5-6672-4c74-9358-380a9c677ca9.jpg?v=1792014862","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/history-of-norway-kenneth-m-simmons-9798188800673","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}