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The Man Who Stole Himself: The Slave Odyssey of Hans Jonathan

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The life story of Hans Jonathan, Iceland's first Black citizen.

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 and compelling, the stuff of novels.

In The Man Who Stole Himself, Gisli Palsson lays out the story of Hans Jonathan (also known as ...