- Title:
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Killing for Country: A Family Story (MP3)
- Written by:
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David Marr
- Read by:
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David Marr
- Format:
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Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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1
- Duration:
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13 hours 36 minutes
- MP3 size:
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589 MB
- Published:
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April 28 2024
- Available Date:
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April 28 2024
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781038671790
- Genres:
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Non-fiction; Australian; History
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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Price
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Bestselling author
Australian author
Shortlisted Victorian Premier's Literary Awards / Non-Fiction Book Award 2024
Winner Readings Best Non-Fiction 2023
Winner Indie Book Awards / Non Fiction 2024
Shortlisted ABIA / Small Publishers’ Adult Book of the Year 2024
Winner Indie Book Awards / Book of the Year 2024
A gripping reckoning with the bloody history of Australia's frontier wars, from bestselling author David Marr.
David Marr was shocked to discover forebears who served with the brutal Native Police in the bloodiest years on the frontier. Killing for Country is the result – a soul-searching Australian history.
This is a richly detailed saga of politics and power in the colonial world – of land seized, fortunes made and lost, and the violence let loose as squatters and their allies fought for possession of the country – a war still unresolved in today's Australia.
'Killing for Country … shines a light into the dark shameful corners of our collective national experience. What we will find when we look and listen won't be pretty, but it is necessary to confront – not to be captives of history, but to learn from it and transcend it.'
The Conversation
'Killing for Country ... stands out for its unflinching eye, its dogged research, and the quality and power of its writing.'
The Australian Book Review
'Killing For Country is a timely exercise in truth-telling amid a disturbing resurgence of denialism.'
The Age