The Ghost and the Bounty Hunter
William Buckley, John Batman and the Theft of Kulin Country
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Narrated by:
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John Derum
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By:
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Adam Courtenay
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Just after Christmas 1803, convict William Buckley fled an embryonic settlement in the land of the Kulin nation (now the Port Phillip area), to take his chances in the wilderness. A few months later, the local Aboriginal people found the six-foot-five former soldier near death. Believing he was a lost kinsman returned from the dead, they took him in, and for 32 years Buckley lived as a Wadawurrung man, learning his adopted tribe's language, skills and methods to survive.
The outside world finally caught up with Buckley in 1835, after John Batman, a bounty hunter from Van Diemen's Land, arrived in the area, seeking to acquire and control the perfect pastureland around the bay. What happened next saw the Wadawurrung betrayed and Buckley eventually broken. The theft of Kulin country would end in the birth of a city. The frontier wars had begun.
By the best-selling author of The Ship That Never Was, The Ghost and The Bounty Hunter is a fascinating and poignant true story from Australian colonial history.
©2020 Adam Courtenay (P)2020 Bolinda PublishingWhat listeners say about The Ghost and the Bounty Hunter
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- Anonymous User
- 02-03-2024
Great history and great story-telling
Combines the stories of John Batman and William Buckley, the conquest of modern Melbourne. Well written, we researched, well told.
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- The Quiet Reader
- 29-03-2021
Informative narration of a questionable era
A finely tuned history of the early European invasion and settlement of Melbourne and Tasmania with the lives of the Indigenous Custodians, William Buckley, John Batman and Colonial Government at its center. At times, the text was a tad repetitive, especially in relation to the extraordinary life of William Buckley, but this does not detract from the overall writ of the book. John Derum's narration is exquisite being both sombre and lighter as the words warranted. A solidly researched volume and worthy addition to the Australian historical Canon.
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- Joy
- 13-06-2021
William Buckley: a life told
What an incredible story especially with his life of diplomacy and true grit. I was fascinated by aboriginal culture entailed within and the role that William Buckley played as the negotiator of the so called peace for the founding of Melbourne.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-10-2023
Not What I Expected - Biased.
I was somewhat disappointed by this book. It is heavily biased towards the indigenous peoples of Australia. Generally celebrating the brilliance of the aborigines whilst denigrating the achievements of the colonials.
Whilst Buckley’s story is included… It is secondary to the aboriginal story. So the books title is misleading.
In one part is states that aboriginals can’t sell their land as they don’t believe in ownership of the land. But later tells how aboriginals want payment for their land ?? It washes over cannibalism by aboriginals but pokes fun at how colonials were seemingly never able to do anything right.
This story should be read with the above in mind.
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