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An American In Iceland
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Author : Samuel Kneeland
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1876
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An American In Iceland
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Author : Samuel Kneeland
language : en
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Release Date : 1876
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The Windows Of Brimnes
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Author : Bill Holm
language : en
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Release Date : 2010-08-01
The Windows Of Brimnes written by Bill Holm and has been published by Milkweed Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-01 with Travel categories.
A Midwesterner contemplates the view of America from a remote Icelandic village: “A pleasure to read and ponder.” —Booklist (starred review) A Minnesotan of Icelandic ancestry, Bill Holm had traveled all over the world, gathering material for a number of rich and memorable books. Then he decided to journey to the land his family had long ago left behind for the United States, and moved into a town with one general store in a nation of a few hundred thousand people. This book recounts his time at Brimnes, his fisherman’s cottage on the shore of a creek in northern Iceland. There, he embarks on a very different life in a very different world, and from thousands of miles away, considers the fate of America—“my home, my citizenship, my burden”—in these provocative, compelling essays. “A master storyteller.” —Los Angeles Times “Bill Holm’s life in [this] place of spare beauty will make readers wish they had a Brimnes where they could restore their souls.” —Pioneer Press (St. Paul)
An American In Iceland An Account Of Its Scenery People And History
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Author : Samuel Kneeland
language : en
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Release Date : 1875
An American In Iceland An Account Of Its Scenery People And History written by Samuel Kneeland and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1875 with Iceland categories.
An American In Iceland
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Author : Samuel Kneeland
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Release Date : 1876
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An American In Iceland An Account Of Its Scenery People And History With A Description Of Its Millennial Celebration In August 1874 With Notes On
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Author : Samuel Kneeland
language : en
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Release Date : 2013-09
An American In Iceland An Account Of Its Scenery People And History With A Description Of Its Millennial Celebration In August 1874 With Notes On written by Samuel Kneeland and has been published by Theclassics.Us this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1876 edition. Excerpt: ...that, in proportion as woman has been the equal and co-worker with civilized man, has been the refinement and purity of social relations. The authority of the father, however, or the natural guardians, in case of proposed marriage, was decisive, either with or against the girl's inclinations; a widow could not be compelled to marry a second time, nor could she marry without the consent of her father, brother, or sons. Marriage was a regular business affair, and the settlement of the conditions often a shrewd bargain. If a girl married without the consent of her parents, the father could disinherit her and her children; and the man who made her his wife, under such circumstances, was liable to be punished for abduction; this right was not always exercised. If the father were dead, the nearest male relatives became her natural guardians. Betrothal could not be extended beyond three years, and neither party could break it without punishment and disgrace. With the introduction of Christianity, marriage became a religious rite. Plurality of wives, though not expressly forbidden, was never general, either in Norway or Iceland. Should a man lay violent hands upon his wife three times, she was at liberty to leave him, taking both dower and settlement; but such violence was rare, as it was looked upon as most unmanly. Says their old law: " Every man owes the same duty to his wife that he owes to himself;" but the husband alone possessed all rights concerning the disposal of the children. As in all well-ordered households, in all time, the husband's duty was to see to every thing out of the house, and that of the wife to have the care of every thing within it; but now and then superior, strong-minded women would so far encroach upon the husband's...
An American In Iceland
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Author : Samuel Kneeland
language : en
Publisher: Nabu Press
Release Date : 2013-10
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An American In Iceland
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Author : Samuel Kneeland
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Release Date : 2017-03-29
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An American in Iceland - An Account of its Scenery, People and History is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1876. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
An American In Iceland
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Author : Samuel Kneeland
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Release Date : 1875
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Author : Samuel Kneeland
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2015-06-16
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Excerpt from An American in Iceland: An Account of Its Scenery, People, and History; A Description of Its Millennial Celebration, in August, 1874; With Notes Ox on the Shetland, and Faroe Islands, and Tux Great Eruption of 1875 I had the satisfaction during the summer of 1874 of visiting Iceland, on the occasion of its celebration of the thousandth anniversary of its settlement by Norwegian rovers. I was led to this distant, and supposed cold and cheerless, region by several motives, prominent among which were: 1. The desire of comparing its volcanic phenomena, exhibiting the singular paradox of extensive glaciers and eruptions of fiery lava and boiling geysers in close proximity, with those of the Sandwich Islands, which I had visited in 1872. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.