The Man Who Stole Himself: The Slave Odyssey of Hans Jonathan

by Gísli Pálsson

Book Overview

The island nation of Iceland is known for many things--majestic landscapes, volcanic eruptions, distinctive seafood--but racial diversity is not one of them. So the little-known story of Hans Jonathan, a free black man who lived and raised a family in early nineteenth-century Iceland, is improbable and compelling, the stuff of novels.
In The Man Who Stole Himself, Gisli Palsson lays out the story of Hans Jonathan (also known as Hans J...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022631328X
• ISBN13: 9780226313283
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.1"