The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding
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Printed: 1988 Author: Robert Hughes
Publisher: Vintage Books ISBN: 0394753666
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Paperback, 752 pages, (February 1988) Usually ships within 24 hours.
Amazon Review
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.
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.