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The Icelandic postman : in the footsteps of Jón Póstur, one of Iceland's earliest mailmen / Christopher J. Rodel.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: [Place of publication not identified] : Christopher J. Rodel, 2021Description: 396 pages : illustration, map ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9798492556372
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: In Nineteenth Century Iceland, communication over any distance was difficult, at best. Íslandspóstur and the author's great-great-great grandfather, Jón Magnusson, changed that. From an orphan to a trailblazer to an immigrant to America, Jón Magnusson, known better as Jón Póstur, led an extraordinary life - one that is still remembered in Iceland and America a century and a half later.
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In Nineteenth Century Iceland, communication over any distance was difficult, at best. Íslandspóstur and the author's great-great-great grandfather, Jón Magnusson, changed that. From an orphan to a trailblazer to an immigrant to America, Jón Magnusson, known better as Jón Póstur, led an extraordinary life - one that is still remembered in Iceland and America a century and a half later.

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