Buckley's chance : the incredible true story of William Buckley and how he conquered a new world

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Buckley's chance : the incredible true story of William Buckley and how he conquered a new world

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the incredible true story of William Buckley and how he conquered a new world

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Gary Linnell

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Buckleys chance

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the incredible true story of William Buckley and how he conquered a new world

Creator

• trueLinnell, Garry, 1963-

Author

• trueLinnell, Garry, 1963-

Subject

• Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs
• Australia -- Colonisation | History
• trueAustralia -- History -- 19th century
• trueAustralian
• trueBritish in Australia
• Buckley, William, 1780-1856
• trueColonialism
• trueEngland -- History -- 19th century
• trueEscaped convicts
• trueFreedom
• trueFugitives
• Fugitives from justice -- Victoria
• trueIndigenous Australians
• trueIndigenous Australians -- Rites and ceremonies
• trueIndigenous Australians -- Social life and customs
• Indigenous collection
• trueMelbourne, Victoria
• trueMelbourne, Victoria -- History
• truePrisons -- Australia
• trueVictoria
• Victoria -- History -- 1834-1851
• Victoria -- History -- To 1834
• trueWathaurong (Australian people)
• trueAustralia
• Aboriginal Australians -- Victoria -- History

Genre

• Indigenous collection

Language

eng

Summary

He fought Napoleon's army and survived. He was sent to the gallows and escaped the noose. Now he is in chains and on his way to the other side of the world. What happens next will become one of the most remarkable survival stories in history. The 19th century has just begun. The world is at war. England, ruled by a mad king, is exiling thousands of criminals to an old land that has become its newest dumping ground. One of those prisoners is William Buckley, barely 21, a former soldier sentenced to life for stealing two small pieces of cloth. He's a giant for his times. But it's not just his towering frame that sets him apart. It's his desire for freedom that will make his story so unique - even in an era famous for outrageous acts of bravery and heroism. On a moonlit night Buckley escapes and disappears into the Australian bush. Discovered and adopted by an aboriginal tribe who regard him as a ghost, he is initiated into their rich and complex culture. Given up for dead by his white captors, he will not be seen again for more than 30 years until he emerges one day... carrying a spear, dressed in animal skins and having forgotten the English language. Buckley's Chance is a profound journey into a turning point in history where cultures clash, bitter rivals go to war and the body count mounts. It's also the story of a man who refuses to be held down

Writing style

• trueWell-researched

Biography type

individual biography

Cataloging source

YDX

Dewey number

994

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps
• portraits

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

adult