New Icelanders

Part history, part journey into memory and myth, The New Icelanders is a ­collage of photos and remembrances exploring a singular segment of the North American Icelandic ­community–a people who, in 1875, left their island of glaciers and volcanoes to settle the farms, cities and towns of the Canadian and American midwest, establishing the Republic of New Iceland on the shores of Lake Winnipeg.

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David Arnason

David Arnason was born in Gimli, Manitoba, in 1940. He has a Master’s Degree from the University of Manitoba and a PhD from the University of New Brunswick. He divides his time between Winnipeg, where he teaches Canadian literature and creative writing at the University of Manitoba, and Gimli, where he does most of his writing. He has also taught Canadian literature and creative writing in Tasmania, Trier, and Strasbourg. His works include two collections of poetry, Marsh Burning and Skrag, and four collections of short stories: Fifty Stories and a Piece of Advice, The Circus Performer’s Bar, The Happiest Man in the World, and The Pagan Wall.

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Part history, part journey into memory and myth, The New Icelanders is a ­collage of photos and remembrances exploring a singular segment of the North American Icelandic ­community–a people who, in 1875, left their island of glaciers and volcanoes to settle the farms, cities and towns of the Canadian and American midwest, establishing the Republic of New Iceland on the shores of Lake Winnipeg.

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Dimensions:

103 Pages
8.5in * 11in * 1in
1lb

Published:

January 16, 1994

Country of Publication:

CA

Publisher:

Turnstone Press

ISBN:

9780888011862

Book Subjects:

HISTORY / Canada / General

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Language:

eng

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