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" The man who stole himself : "
Gisli Palsson ; translated from the Icelandic by Anna Yates.
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BL
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876135
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Hans Jónatan.English
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| Main Entry
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Gísli Pálsson,1949-
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The man who stole himself : : the slave odyssey of Hans Jonathan /\ Gisli Palsson ; translated from the Icelandic by Anna Yates.
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| Edition Statement
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Revised and updated edition.
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| Publication Statement
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Chicago :: The University of Chicago Press,, 2016.
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xiii, 288 pages :: illustrations (some color), maps ;; 24 cm
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022631328X
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: 9780226313283
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9780226313313
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-273) and index.
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| Contents
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Prologue: a man of many worlds -- The island of St. Croix -- "A house negro" -- "The mulatto Hans Jonathan" -- "Said to be the secretary" -- Among the sugar barons -- Copenhagen -- A child near the royal palace -- "He wanted to go to war" -- The general's widow v. the mulatto -- The verdict -- Iceland -- A free man -- Mountain guide -- Factor, farmer, father -- Farewell -- Descendants -- The Jonathan family -- The Eirikssons of New England -- Who stole whom? -- The lessons of history -- Epilogue: biographies.
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After being born into slavery in St. Croix in 1784, Hans was taken as a slave to Denmark. Having enlisted in the navy and fighting on behalf of Denmark, he declared himself a free man. When he lost one of the most notorious slavery cases in European history, Hans ran away--never to be heard from in Denmark again. After over two hundred years, it was discovered that he fled to Iceland, where he became a merchant and farmer, married, and raised two children. Today, he has become something of an Icelandic icon, claimed for his daring life and courage.--From front book flap.
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Hans Jónatan,1784-1827.
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Hans Jónatan,1784-1827.
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Fugitive slaves-- Iceland-- Djúpivogur, Biography.
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15.70 history of Europe.
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Fugitive slaves.
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Denmark.
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| Dewey Classification
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306.3/62092B
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DL373.H37G5713 2016
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Yates, Anna,1955-
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