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Síðasti formaðurinn

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January 1951 marked the end of shark fisheries around Iceland. At that time the grandfather of the author, Bjarni Jónsson, went for his last shark fishing tour. 

dr. Ásgeir Jónsson the governor of the Central bank in Iceland, here writes about the society and work environment in the north west of Iceland during the first decades of the last century and it is a truly remarkable story . 

ISBN 9789935559708

Author Ásgeir Jónsson

Publisher Almenna bókafélagið, 2025

Format Hardcover, 22 cm

Pages 319