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    Black Snake: Thief, Thug, Killer: The Real Story of Ned Kelly
    Black Snake: Thief, Thug, Killer: The Real Story of Ned Kelly
    Black Snake: Thief, Thug, Killer: The Real Story of Ned Kelly
    Audiobook8 hours

    Black Snake: Thief, Thug, Killer: The Real Story of Ned Kelly

    Written by Leo Kennedy and Mic Looby

    Narrated by Gareth Rickards

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    About this audiobook

    Leo Kennedy is the great-grandson of Sergeant Michael Kennedy, slain by Ned Kelly at Stringybark Creek. Raised in the shadow of his great-grandfather's murder, Leo witnessed the deep psychological wounds inflicted on successive generations of his family – and the families of other victims – as the Ned Kelly myth grew around them and the sacrifice of their loved ones was forgotten. Leo himself was nicknamed ‘Red Ned' at school and taunted for being on the wrong side of Australian history.
    Instead of celebrating a heroic man of the people, Leo gives voice to the victims of a merciless gang of outlaws. Through meticulous research and family history he tells the captivating true story of two men from similar backgrounds whose legacies were distorted by history.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWavesound from W. F. Howes Ltd
    Release dateOct 26, 2018
    ISBN9781528848930
    Black Snake: Thief, Thug, Killer: The Real Story of Ned Kelly

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      An impressive work, puts up a good contested historical position