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The Fatal Shore Paperback - 1988
by Robert Hughes
This nationwide bestselling account of the founding of Australia is "a brilliant and enduring achievement . . . history of the highest order combining thorough research with vivid narrative and thoughtful assessment".--Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. Two 16-page black-and-white photo inserts.
Summary
Incredibly rich and detailed account of the first white settlers that arrived in Australia, and what they found when they arrived. Riveting.
From the jacket flap
The history of the birth of Australia which came out of the suffereing and brutality of England's infamous convict transportation system. With 16 pages of illustrations and 3 maps.
Details
- Title The Fatal Shore
- Author Robert Hughes
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Later Printing
- Pages 752
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Vintage, New York
- Date 1988-02-12
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780394753669 / 0394753666
- Weight 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
- Dimensions 8.02 x 5.2 x 1.52 in (20.37 x 13.21 x 3.86 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Australian
- Cultural Region: Oceania
- Library of Congress subjects Penal colonies - Australia - History, Australia - History - 1788-1900
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 87040089
- Dewey Decimal Code 994
Media reviews
Citations
- New York Review of Books, 11/16/2006, Page 14
- Publishers Weekly, 12/11/1987, Page 0
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