Karen Oslund is assistant professor of world history at Towson University in Maryland.

Maps
Foreword by William Cronon
Acknowledgements
Introduction. Imagining Iceland: Narrating the North
1. Icelandic Landscapes: Natural Histories and National Histories
2. Nordic by Nature: Classifying and Controlling Flora and Fauna in Iceland
3. Mastering the World's Edges: Technology, Tools, and Material Culture in the North Atlantic
4. Translating and Converting: Language and Religion in Greenland
5. Reading Backward: Language and the Sagas in the Faroe Islands
Epilogue. Whales and Men: Contested Scientific Ethics and Cultural Politics in the North Atlantic
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Karen Oslund is assistant professor of world history at Towson University in Maryland.