In the early 1800s, an escaped convict spent 32 years living among the aborigines of southeastern Australia

In 1835, settlers in Australia discovered a European man dressed in kangaroo skins -- a convict who had escaped an earlier settlement and spent 32 years living among the natives of southern Victoria. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll review the extraordinary life of William Buckley, the so-called "wild white man" of colonial Australia.

We'll also try to fend off scurvy and puzzle over some colorful letters.

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