Tom Keneally Highlight

The following clip is a highlight. To view the full talk visit http://www.abc.net.au/tv/fora/stories/2009/09/04/2676823.htm
Tom Keneally thinks that a history of Australia might be boring. A history of Australians, on the other hand, could never be. His new book, "Australians: Origins to Eureka" is a thorough and absorbing look at the characters that created our history. Through the stories of convicts, bushrangers, Aborigines and free settlers, Keneally shows how the backgrounds, beliefs and motivations of individuals combine to create a society and a culture. In this conversation with Tony Jones, Keneally discusses the people that make up the highs and lows of our nation's past.

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