Bibliograph

Black Snake, the real story of Ned Kelly, Leo Kennedy, with Mic Looby

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Black Snake, the real story of Ned Kelly, Leo Kennedy, with Mic Looby

Language

eng

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Main title

Black Snake

Medium

electronic resource

Responsibility statement

Leo Kennedy, with Mic Looby

Sub title

the real story of Ned Kelly

Summary

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

Target audience

adult

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