Description
A gripping reckoning with the bloody history of Australia's frontier wars
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.
"This book is more than a personal reckoning with Marr's forebears and their crimes. It is an account of an Australian war fought here in our own country, with names, dates, crimes, body counts and the ghastly, remorseless views of the 'settlers'. Thank you, David."-Marcia Langton
Author: David Marr
Publisher: Black Inc.
Published: 10/03/2023
Pages: 482
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.59lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.02w x 1.07d
ISBN13: 9781760642730
ISBN10: 1760642738
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- History | Australia & New Zealand | General
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