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  • Killing for Country

  • A Family Story
  • By: David Marr
  • Narrated by: David Marr
  • Length: 13 hrs and 36 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)

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Killing for Country

By: David Marr
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Summary

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.

2024, Victorian Premier's Literary Awards Non-Fiction Book Award, Short-listed

2023, Readings Best Non-Fiction, Winner

2024, Indie Book Awards Non Fiction, Winner

2024, Australian Book Industry Award Small Publishers’ Adult Book of the Year, Short-listed

2024, Indie Book Awards Book of the Year, Winner

2024, Danger Awards Non-Fiction, Short-listed

2024, Ned Kelly Award Best True Crime, Short-listed

2024, Nib Literary Award, Long-listed

2024, Prime Minister's Literary Awards Australian History, Short-listed

2024, Australian Political Book of the Year, Long-listed
©2023 David Marr (P)2024 Bolinda Publishing
  • Unabridged Audiobook
  • Categories: History
Australia, New Zealand & Oceania War
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'Killing For Country is a timely exercise in truth-telling amid a disturbing resurgence of denialism.' (The Age)
'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 … 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)

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Very well told

I’ve wanted to know about British colonialism in Australia for a while and this book was recommended. I found it totally riveting.

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