reviews
"A story of a community’s hardiness, willpower, and perseverance, New Iceland and Beyond extols the successes of a generation of Canadian settlers."
"Robert C.A. Frederickson's New Iceland and Beyond is a stirring history of an unsung migration movement and its legacy."
"Centering Frederickson's great grandparents, Fridjon and Gudny, the book uses their stories as a window onto the larger history of Icelandic-Canadian immigration at the turn of the twentieth century. It opens with a panoramic history of Iceland's Norse founders, cycling through tales of courageous adventurers whose exploits and bodies of literature left an outsized impact on world culture."
"There is a strong sense of Icelandic exceptionalism in the book, which goes a long way toward validating that judgment."
"Robert C.A. Frederickson's New Iceland and Beyond is a stirring history of an unsung migration movement and its legacy."
"Centering Frederickson's great grandparents, Fridjon and Gudny, the book uses their stories as a window onto the larger history of Icelandic-Canadian immigration at the turn of the twentieth century. It opens with a panoramic history of Iceland's Norse founders, cycling through tales of courageous adventurers whose exploits and bodies of literature left an outsized impact on world culture."
"There is a strong sense of Icelandic exceptionalism in the book, which goes a long way toward validating that judgment."
"... I have heard many stories of those who left Iceland in the late 1800s and early 1900s, all hoping for a better life in a new land. New Iceland and Beyond is a story that stands out strongly amongst the others. Robert’s love for his Icelandic heritage, and the pride he feels for his ancestors’ journeys and struggles strike at the soul and make me think of my own family history and how my ancestors gave everything they had to improve life for the next generation . . . I want to thank Robert Frederickson for documenting this remarkable history and giving us the opportunity to learn about the lives and struggles of a couple who led so many people to a better life in their new country. I know others will enjoy reading this tale as much as I have."
- Excerpt from Foreword by Valgeir Þorvaldsson, Founder and Executive Director The Icelandic Emigration Center
