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September 1987 Issue
September 1987 Cover
This magazine has been fully digitized as a part of The Atlantic's archive. Each article originally printed in this magazine is available here, complete and unedited from the historical print. Read more from this magazine, or explore the full archive.
  • Labors Lost
    Barbara Ehrenreich
  • The Australians
    Phoebe-Lou Adams
  • The Silent Executioner
    Phoebe-Lou Adams
  • Victorian Sisters
    Phoebe-Lou Adams
  • Orphans
    Phoebe-Lou Adams
  • Titanic
    Phoebe-Lou Adams

Iceland: A Nonesuch People

With some success, Icelanders are fighting to remain themselves

By Brad Leithauser
September 1987 Issue
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