The Usurper: Jorgen Jorgenson and his turbulent life in Iceland

Includes the full text of Jorgenson’s hitherto unpublished account of the ‘revolution’ in Iceland in 1809, in which he was briefly installed as ‘Protector’ – and which was the source of the name by which he is known to Tasmania history – the ‘Convict King’. Jorgenson’s adventurous life – and his often unreliable accounting of it – are examined in meticulous detail. HB 719 pages