The Fatal Shore
by Hughes, Robert
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- ISBN 13
- 9780394506685
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An extraordinary vivid yet authentic account of the birthpangs of a nation. A work of real distinction' Philip ZieglerIn 1787, the twenty-eighth year of the reign of King George III, the British Government sent a fleet to colonize 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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- Title
- The Fatal Shore
- Author
- Hughes, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 2
- ISBN 10
- 0394506685
- ISBN 13
- 9780394506685
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1986-12-12
- Size
- 9x6x1
- X weight
- 45 oz
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