The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding

The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding
by Robert Hughes

The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding
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Author: Robert Hughes
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1988-02-12
ISBN: 0394753666
Number of pages: 628
Publisher: Vintage Books
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Summary of The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding

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.
An extraordinary volume--even a masterpiece--about the early history of Australia that reads like the finest of novels. Hughes captures everything in this complex tableau with narrative finesse that drives the reader ever-deeper into specific facts and greater understanding. He presents compassionate understanding of the plights of colonists--both freemen and convicts--and the Aboriginal peoples they displaced. One of the very best works of history I have ever read.

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