Audiobook8 hours
Black Snake: Thief, Thug, Killer: The Real Story of Ned Kelly
Written by Leo Kennedy and Mic Looby
Narrated by Gareth Rickards
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
5/5
()
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.
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.
Related to Black Snake
Related audiobooks
Southern Cross Crime: The Pocket Essential Guide to the Crime Fiction, Film and TV of Australia and New Zealand Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBilly the Kid: The Endless Ride Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mob Cops: The Shocking Rise and Fall of New York's "Mafia Cops" Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Australia's Most Murderous Prison Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Australia's Toughest Prisons: Inmates Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Lawyer X Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Gangland Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Life Sentence Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Paradise in Chains: The Bounty Mutiny and the Founding of Australia Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Matriarch: The Story of 'Granny Evil' Kathy Pettingill Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Green is the New Black Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great Furphies of Australian History Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Eureka Rebellion: The History and Legacy of the Gold Miners’ Uprising against the British in Australia Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Drugs, Guns and Lies Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Convict Colony: The remarkable story of the fledgling settlement that survived against the odds Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Battles for Kokoda Plateau Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I Catch Killers Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Jerilderie Letter Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Suburban True Crime Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Manhunt: Hunting Britain's Most Wanted Murderer Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/523/7: Pelican Bay Prison and the Rise of Long-Term Solitary Confinement Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Essex Boys: The Truth Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mr Ordinary Goes to Jail Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5British Gangsters: Faces of the Underworld: S.1 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5British Gangsters: Faces of the Underworld: S.2 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/51000 Days on the River Kwai: The Secret Diary of a British Camp Commandant Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Krays: The Final Word: The ultimate case file against the Krays Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Mission: Total Confidence Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
History For You
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Secret History of the World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Book of Five Rings Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5All the Sinners Bleed: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Overstory Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Demon Copperhead: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Hell's Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mary Magdalene: Women, the Church, and the Great Deception Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Korean War: A History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Razorblade Tears: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis Thomas Jefferson And The Opening Of The American West Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5On Palestine Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5An American Marriage: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Small Mercies: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Leave the World Behind: A Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Valiant Women: The Extraordinary American Servicewomen Who Helped Win World War II Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Necessary Trouble: Growing Up at Midcentury Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Endurance Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for Black Snake
Rating: 4.75 out of 5 stars
5/5
4 ratings1 review
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5An impressive work, puts up a good contested historical position