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How Iceland changed the world : the big history of a small island  Cover Image Book Book

How Iceland changed the world : the big history of a small island / Egill Bjarnason.

Egill Bjarnason, (author.).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780143135883
  • ISBN: 0143135880
  • ISBN: 9780143135883
  • ISBN: 0143135880
  • ISBN: 9780143135883
  • ISBN: 0143135880
  • Physical Description: xx, 266 pages ; 20 cm
  • Publisher: [New York] : Penguin Books, [2021]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The discovery of the west -- The medieval legacy -- Iceland triggers a climate crisis -- Nationalism -- World War II -- The birth of Israel -- The moon landing -- The Cold War -- Gender equality.
Summary, etc.:
Provides a tour of the history of Iceland, from the time a Viking captain ran aground there 1,200 years ago to the pivotal role it played during the French Revolution, the moon landing, and the foundation of Israel.
Subject: Iceland > History.
Iceland > Civilization.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Thomaston Public Library.

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Thomaston Public Library 949.12 BJA (Text) 34020146436124 Adult Nonfiction Available -


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