THE FATAL SHORE; A SHITORY OF THE TRANSPORTATION OF CONVICTS TO AUSTRALIA, 1787-1868
by Hughes, Robert
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- 0099448548
- ISBN 13
- 9780099448549
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Synopsis
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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- Bookseller
- Columbia Books, Inc. ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 106536
- Title
- THE FATAL SHORE; A SHITORY OF THE TRANSPORTATION OF CONVICTS TO AUSTRALIA, 1787-1868
- Author
- Hughes, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Trade paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0099448548
- ISBN 13
- 9780099448549
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2003
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Columbia Books, Inc. ABAA/ILAB
About Columbia Books, Inc. ABAA/ILAB
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