[A] joyously peculiar book.
Instead, it became a nation whose diplomats and musicians, sailors and soldiers, volcanoes and fl.
Suddenly, the Island was no longer just a layover for the Arctic tern.
The History of Iceland began 1,200 years ago, when a frustrated Viking captain and his useless navigator ran aground in the middle of the North Atlantic. -- The New York Times The untold story of how one tiny Island in the middle of the Atlantic has shaped the world for centuries. [A] joyously peculiar book