Castaway Adopted by Aboriginals, Then Kidnapped to France

Published: Feb. 23, 2021, 7 p.m.

b'Cabin boy Narcisse Pelletier was cruelly stranded in Australia, taken in by Aboriginals, then forced to return to France. In the 18th century, Jeanne Barret disguised herself as a man and became a talented botanist while sailing around the world.'