Thordarson and Rock Island
Subtitle: C. H. Thordardson and his Lake Michigan island estate
By: Richard Purinton
Publisher: Island Bayou Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Washington Island, Wisconsin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 436
ISBN-13: 9780692020067
Subjects: Homes and haunts; Correspondence; Biography; Electrical engineers; Inventors; Icelandic Americans; Rock Island State Park (Wis.)
Other titles: Thordarson and Rock Island, Chester Hjörtur Thordarson; C. H. Thordardson and his Lake Michigan island estate; C. H. Thordarson and his Lake Michigan island estate
Description: A biography of Chester Hjörtur Thordarson, an Icelandic immigrant, electrical inventor and industrialist, and long-time resident of his estate on Rock Island, Wisconsin, told through the text of his letters and documents, and accompanied by photos and maps of the area.
Notes: Thordarson misspelled on t.p. subtitle.

Color maps inside front and back covers.

Includes bibliographical references (pages XIII-XVII) and index.