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The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding
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The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding Paperback - 1988

by Hughes, Robert

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This nationwide bestselling account of the founding of Australia is "a brilliant and enduring achievement . . . history of the highest order combining thorough research with vivid narrative and thoughtful assessment".--Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. Two 16-page black-and-white photo inserts.

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  • Title The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding
  • Author Hughes, Robert
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Later Printing
  • Condition UsedGood
  • Pages 752
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Vintage, New York
  • Date 1988-02-12
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 31UJRV0000SY_ns
  • ISBN 9780394753669 / 0394753666
  • Weight 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.02 x 5.2 x 1.52 in (20.37 x 13.21 x 3.86 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Australian
    • Cultural Region: Oceania
  • Library of Congress subjects Penal colonies - Australia - History, Australia - History - 1788-1900
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 87040089
  • Dewey Decimal Code 994

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Summary

Incredibly rich and detailed account of the first white settlers that arrived in Australia, and what they found when they arrived. Riveting.

From the jacket flap

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.

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Media reviews

"A brilliant and enduring achievement...history of the highest order combining thorough research with vivid narrative and thoughtful assessment."--Arthur M. Schlesinger

Citations

  • New York Review of Books, 11/16/2006, Page 14
  • Publishers Weekly, 12/11/1987, Page 0

About the author

Robert Hughes was born in Australia in 1938. In 1970, he moved to the United States to become chief art critic for Time, a position he held until 2001. His books include The Shock of the New, The Fatal Shore, Nothing if Not Critical, The Culture of Complaint, Barcelona, American Visions, A Jerk on One End, Goya, Things I Didn't Know, and Rome. He is a New York Public Library Literary Lion and was the recipient of a number of literary awards and prizes, including two Frank Jewell-Mather Awards. He is widely held as the most respected art critic of our time.

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