Berklar á Íslandi War & Military Author Ásdís Jóelsdóttir

Author Ásdís Jóelsdóttir

Trausti Valsson

Lárus Thorlacius & Magnús Thorlacius

Cal privately wonders if any lonely men might be found on the barren hillsides of home

Berklar á Íslandi War & Military Author Ásdís JóelsdóttirTuberculosis was one of the most deadly and contagious viral diseases to hit Iceland. In this book historian and nurse Erla Dris Halldrsdttir, covers the history of the disease in Iceland. The disease took a heavy toll in Iceland, particularly among the younger generation and young women. This book is a marvelous achievement and an admirable work bringing together a history that shaped Iceland in many ways in the beginning of the twentieth century.