256 pages, 9 leaves of plates : illustrations (1 coloured) ; 21 cm
Contents
Chapter IV The wild white man
Summary
Recounts episodes from around the world during 1760-1860, "the golden age of modern exploration" [from preface];William Buckley's life as an escaped convict, with local Victorian Aboriginal tribe
Notes
"In a New Zealand forest": p. 100-110, relates incident in life of F. E. Maning
The contents of this book have been taken from Mr Hyrst's larger and more expensive volume entitled "Adventures in the great forests."--p. 12