The personal history of William Buckley : Murrangurk among the first people
Larkins, Robert2020
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As a British soldier who fought against Napoleon, William Buckley served capably and truly but a drunken escapade led to his transportation to a short-lived settlement in Australia, and once there to his daring escape from custody and thirty years of isolation among the First People of the region, who saved and sheltered him. Known to his saviours as 'Murrangurk', Buckley learnt their language and forgot his own. He lived as they did and would later record invaluably his understanding of their customs and traditions. When eventually Europeans returned and conflict between them and the First People flared, Buckley was at the heart of the tumult. He tried to mediate and courageously stopped three massacres, but soon found himself disregarded by the antagonists and dangerously compromised.
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Author:
Larkins, Robert, author
Imprint:
North Melbourne, Vic. : Arcadia, an imprint of Australian Scholarly Publishing Pty Ltd, 2020.©2020
Collation:
xv, 248 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), map ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781925801217 (paperback)
Dewey class:
994.502092364.1092994.502
Language:
English
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BRN:
522849