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The Fatal Shore

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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 authoritative, epic history of the British colonisation of ...

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Product ID:9780099448549
Product Form:Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:GB
Title:The Fatal Shore
Authors:Author: Robert Hughes
Page Count:720
Subjects:Australasian and Pacific history, Australasian & Pacific history, History, Colonialism and imperialism, Penology and punishment, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Colonialism & imperialism, Penology & punishment, Australia, Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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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 authoritative, epic history of the British colonisation of Australia.

In 1787, the twenty-eighth year of the reign of King George III, the British Government sent a fleet to colonise Australia.

Documenting 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 definitive, masterfully written narrative that has given its true history to Australia.

''A unique phantasmagoria of crime and punishment, which combines the shadowy terrors of Goya with the tumescent life of Dickens'' Peter Ackroyd, The Times

‘An enthralling account… brimming over with rare and pungent characters, and tales of pathos, bravery, and horror’ Peter Matthiessen, author of The Snow Leopard


Imprint Name:Vintage
Publisher Name:Vintage Publishing
Country of Publication:GB
Publishing Date:2003-01-02