Title: Thordarson and Rock Island
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.
Subjects: Homes and haunts, Correspondence, Biography, Electrical engineers, Inventors, Icelandic Americans, Rock Island State Park (Wis.), United states, history, World history
Places: Rock Island, Wisconsin, Rock Island (Wis.)
People: Chester Hjörtur Thordarson (1867-1945)