Killing for Country

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A gripping reckoning with the bloody history of Australia's frontier wars Queensland's nineteenth-century frontier was the longest and bloodiest conflict in Australia's history. This is the story of the dispossession, seen up close. In this riveting book, the acclaimed journalist and biographer David Marr brings his forensic intelligence, deep biographical insight and narrative skill to tell what happened and why, and what it means for Australians today.

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David Marr has written for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Saturday Paper, The Guardian and The Monthly, and has served as editor of The National Times, reporter for Four Corners and presenter of ABC TV's Media Watch. His books include Patrick White- A Life, The High Price of Heaven, Dark Victory (with Marian Wilkinson), Panic and six bestselling Quarterly Essays- His Master's Voice, Power Trip, Political Animal, The Prince, Faction Man and The White Queen. His most recent book is My Country.