The Fatal Shore

The Fatal Shore - Paperback

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The Fatal Shore - Paperback

The Fatal Shore - Paperback

by Robert Hughes
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Book Overview

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - This incredible true history of the colonization of Australia explores how the convict transportation system created the country we know today.

"One of the greatest non-fiction books I've ever read ... Hughes brings us an entire world." --Los Angeles Times

Digging deep into the dark history of England's infamous efforts to move 160,000 men and women thousands of miles to the other side of the world in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Hughes has crafted a groundbreaking, definitive account of the settling of Australia.

Tracing the European presence in Australia from early explorations through the rise and fall of the penal colonies, and featuring 16 pages of illustrations and 3 maps, The Fatal Shore brings to life the history of the country we thought we knew.

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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.
ISBN9780394753669
Author Robert Hughes
PublisherVintage
GenreHistory
FormatPaperback
PublishedFebruary 1988
LanguageENG- English
Pages752
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Robert Hughes

Robert Hughes was born in Australia in 1938. Since 1970 he has lived and worked in the United States, where until 2001 he was chief art critic for Time, to which he still contributes. His books include The Shock of the New, The Fatal Shore, Nothing if Not Critical, Barcelona, and Goya. He is the recipient of a number of awards and prizes for his work.

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