His quick temper was always getting him into trouble. Eric the Red was wild and hot-headed, even for a Viking. He discovered a new land - Greenland - and founded a new nation. But he learned quickly, and in time became a great warrior and a fearless adventurer. Other titles in the series: Amelia Earhart, Alexander the Great, Captain Cook, Cleopatra, Galileo, Gandhi, Hans Christian Andersen, Henry Ford, Roald Dahl, Thomas Edison and William Shakespeare.