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The English Dane : a life of Jorgen Jorgenson Sarah Bakewell.
Publication details: London : Vintage Books, 2006.Description: 324 p., [8] p. of plates :ill., maps, ports., ;20 cmISBN:- 0099438062 (pbk.)
- 994.602092
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Biography | 994.602 BAK | Available | 027446 |
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This gripping nineteenth-century adventure stars Jorgen Jorgenson, a Dane who made Britain his adopted country. Restless for adventure, he came to London, and began his career by sailing to establish the new colony of Tasmania. Twists of fortune then found him captaining a ship for Napoleon before travelling with British traders to Iceland where he found his moment of glory: ruling the country for two months after staging an outrageous coup.
"From king of Iceland to Tasmanian convict"--Cover. Originally published: London: Chatto & Windus, 2005. Includes bibliographical references and index.
