The Slave Odyssey of Hans Jonathan
by
Gisli Palsson
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
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...