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y separately published work icon The Australian Captive, or, an Authentic Narrative of Fifteen Years in the Life of William Jackman : in Which Among Various Other Adventures, is Included a Forced Residence of a Year and a Half Among the Cannibals of Nuyts' Land, on the Coast of the Great Australian Bight : Also Including, with Other Appendices, Australia and its Gold, from the Latest and Best Authorities single work   autobiography   travel  
Issue Details: First known date: 1853... 1853 The Australian Captive, or, an Authentic Narrative of Fifteen Years in the Life of William Jackman : in Which Among Various Other Adventures, is Included a Forced Residence of a Year and a Half Among the Cannibals of Nuyts' Land, on the Coast of the Great Australian Bight : Also Including, with Other Appendices, Australia and its Gold, from the Latest and Best Authorities
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

"Jackman arrived in Australia in 1835 as a member of the crew on the convict ship John Berry. His account of his adventures during six years in Australia or in Australian waters, indicates that, due to his rebellious and cocksure nature, he was in constant conflict with authority. The dramatic turn of events, in which he invariably figures as triumphant protagonist, suggest that the narrative is at least exaggerated." (Walsh and Hooton 85).

Source

Walsh, Kay and Joy Hooton. Australian Autobiographical Narratives : An Annotated Bibliography. Canberra : Australian Scholarly Editions Centre, University College, ADFA and National Library of Australia, 1993.

Affiliation Notes

  • 19th-Century Australian Travel Writing

    This long somewhat sensational work covers the adventures of William Jackman (1821-1889), from his birth to his "capture" by a group of Aboriginal people in New Holland. Written after his escape, The Australian Captive detailed Jackman's travels to "Fejee," "Otaheite," "Trinidade," Brazil, Montevideo, and New York. It was written in the first person, and reads like an adventure story. The text was edited by the Reverend I. Chamberlayne, who simultaneously endorsed and disavowed the text's claims, emphasising the importance of Jackman's experiences with and observations of Aboriginal people of New Holland.

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Published simultaneously in London and New York.
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Sampson Low ,       1853 .
      Printed by Wilson and Ogilvy
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      'The Australian Captive' title page
      Link: 22129139Full text document Sighted: 09/07/2021
      Extent: xvi, 392p.p.
      Description: illus.,.
      Note/s:
      • Ferguson, 8068
      • Preface by Rev. I. Chamberlayne, Lyndonville, N.Y. 1851.

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      Held at: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies AIATSIS Library
      Local Id: RB C443.85/A1 CUPBOARD

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      Held at: National Library of Australia
      Local Id: N 920 JAC

      Holdings

      Held at: State Library of Tasmania State Library of Tasmania
      Location: Hobart Reading Room
      Local Id: TL 920. JAC

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      Held at: State Library of New South Wales
      Local Id: DSM/980/210A2

      Holdings

      Held at: State Library of South Australia State Library of SA
      Local Id: 994T J12

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      Held at: State Library of Queensland State Library of QLD
      Local Id: RBJ 920.71 JAC

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      Held at: State Library of Western Australia
      Local Id: O00873
    • Auburn, New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Derby and Miller ,       1853 .
      Extent: 392 p. [2] leaves of platesp.
      Description: illus., ports.
      Note/s:
      • Ferguson 8067
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       C. M. Saxton ,       1859 .
      Extent: 392 p., [2] leaves of platesp.
      Description: illus.
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