Framfari 1877 to 1880, Houser, George J. (translator]. Published by Gimli Chapter, Icelandic National League of North America, Gimli, Manitoba, Canada, 1986. George Houser, translator ; foreword by Arni Bjarnarson ; foreword translated into English by Alan Boucher. 4to – over 9¾” – 12″ tall; xii, 748 pp. Brown leatherette with mapped endpapers. Facsimile reprints of the first two years of this journal. Light smudge mark top corner of free endpaper and otherwise, contents are in fine condition. Tiny bump to spine tail, light rubbing lower edge, light outside dusting lower edge.
Framfari was an Icelandic language newspaper published in a log printshop in Riverton, Manitoba, and was the first Icelandic newspaper in North America. It strove to inform the readership, educate the settlers in agricultural methods, foster a progressive attitude, and inspire loyalty among the early Icelandic settlers. It was only published for three years, and ceased publication on January 30, 1880 due to the internal divisions at the newspaper.
