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Thirty two years living with tribal Aborigines.

 

This rare 1852 classic tells the story of William Buckley, the “wild white man of Victoria” who spent thirty two years living among the Aboriginal tribes of southern Australia.

 

Written in an engaging style often compared to Daniel Defoe’s fictional “Robinson Crusoe”, this faithfully reproduced 196 page eBook will be a welcome addition to any e-library collection.

 

A former soldier and convict, in 1803 Buckley escaped from a fleet attempting to establish an ill-fated penal settlement near the present day city of Melbourne.

 

During his many adventures Buckley took several aboriginal wives and become a peacemaker among the tribes.

 

The term “Buckley’s chance” evolved from what many regarded as Buckley’s slim chances of survival in the bush.

 

Ironically, he not only returned to white society when settlers came back to the coast thirty years later, he also became a reluctant celebrity and sought-after guide to the colony’s rich interior.

 

A great read for anyone who's ever dreamt of being stranded on a desert island.

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One of the most popular books ever written about traditional Aborigines in  Australia.

 

From canoe-building to corroborees, medicinal methods to motherhood, Tom Petrie was a sympathetic and practical observer of an Aboriginal society in deep conflict with the Europeans pouring into the notorious convict settlement of Morton Bay, later to become the Queensland capital, Brisbane. 

 

Petrie grew up among the Turrbal tribe and at 14 years old, was one of the first Europeans to visit the fabled Aboriginal festivities in the Bunya Mountains.

 

Compiled by Petrie’s gifted daughter Constance shortly before his death in 1904, much of the book was  serialized in popular newspapers of the day.

 

Petrie also sheds light on the enduring mystery of Duramboi, an escaped Scottish convict who became a hero to local aborigines because of his great physical prowess.

 

Tom Petrie’s Reminiscences is a substantial 463 page reference for anyone interested in Australian Aboriginal history. Highly regarded by historians for the accuracy of its observations, it is also great book for dipping into for an engaging view of a time and place now lost to history. 

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