The Fatal Shore

Name: The Fatal Shore
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780099448549
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By Robert Hughes

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The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes provides a detailed and engaging account of Australia's colonisation, focusing on the transportation of British convicts to the penal colonies. It explores the harsh conditions and challenges faced by those sent to this distant land, shedding light on the broader social and political contexts of the era. This meticulously researched book delves into the complexities of establishing a new society under extreme circumstances.
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You might enjoy this book if you're captivated by the dramatic history of Australia's founding, as it delves deeply into the stories of convicts, settlers, and their struggles in a new and challenging world. It offers a rich and engaging exploration of colonial history that combines meticulous research with vivid storytelling.

The Fatal Shore

An epic description of the brutal transportation of men, women and children out of Georgian Britain into a horrific penal system which was to be the precursor to the Gulag and was the origin of Australia.

An extraordinary vivid yet authentic account of the birthpangs of a nation. A work of real distinction' Philip Ziegler

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In 1787, the twenty-eighth year of the reign of King George III, the British Government sent a fleet to colonise Australia. An epic description of the brutal transportation of men, women, and children out of Georgian Britain into a horrific penal system which was to be the precursor to the Gulag and was the origin of Australia. The Fatal Shore is the prize-winning, scholarly, brilliantly entertaining narrative that has given its true history to Australia.

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The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes garners praise for its exhaustive research and vivid narrative style. It is likened to a blend of intense dramatic imagery and literary richness, offering a compelling and encompassing account of Australia's convict history. Reviewers commend the book as a riveting and enthralling read, marking it as a likely definitive work on the subject.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780099448549

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 January 2003

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage

Illustration: 16

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 37.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 564g

Pages: 720

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Australian & Pacific History Education & Reference History & Military Non-Fiction Penguin Books Robert Hughes

About the Author

Robert Hughes, art critic of Time magazine and twice winner of the American College Art Association's F. J. Mather Award for distinguished criticism, is author of The Shock of the New, and of Heaven and Hell in Western Art. He is also author of the acclaimed Nothing if Not Critical, a work on Frank Auerbach; Barcelona, and Culture of Complaint, essays on the fraying of America. Robert Hughes died in August 2012.

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