02332nam 2200433 450 991077709830332120230714070357.09781922952288(electronic bk.)9781925801217(MiAaPQ)EBC30280240(Au-PeEL)EBL30280240(CKB)25509862400041(EXLCZ)992550986240004120230627d2020 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe personal history of William Buckley Murrangurk among the first people /Robert Larkins1st ed.North Melbourne, Vic :Arcadia, the general books',[2020]©20201 online resource (276 pages)Print version: Larkins, Robert The Personal History of William Buckley Melbourne : Australian Scholarly Publishing Pty, Limited,c2020 9781925801217 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.Aboriginal AustraliansSocial life and customsHistory - Biographies - Non-IndigenousaiatsissAboriginal AustraliansSocial life and customs.History - Biographies - Non-Indigenous.301.2994Larkins Robert1556491MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910777098303321The personal history of William Buckley3819202UNINA