Jón Ólafsson 1850-1916 creator text utu 2005 monographic is 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Alaska" by Jón Ólafsson is a pamphlet published in 1875. It proposes establishing an Icelandic colony in Alaska and includes a delegation report envisioning an ambitious future. The author predicts that ten thousand Icelandic settlers could grow to one hundred million within centuries, spreading across North America and eventually replacing English with Icelandic. The pamphlet details Alaska's landscape and climate while expressing strong opinions about language and colonization. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_(pamphlet) Release date is 2005-02-26 Produced from page images available from the Library of Congress, at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/mtfrb.16607 Original publication data not identified Alaska -- Description and travel Immigrants -- Alaska Icelanders -- Alaska Alaska -- Emigration and immigration Iceland -- Emigration and immigration F850.5 Original publication data not identified 01016607 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15178 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15178 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133345.0 15178