{"product_id":"the-fatal-shore-by-hughes-robert","title":"The Fatal Shore By Hughes Robert","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Hughes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage Books\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition:\u003c\/b\u003e First Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Fatal Shore By Hughes Robert\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 01-01-1986\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Draws on diverse original materials to recount the European settlement of Australia from the 1788 landing of the first prison fleet to 1868 In this bestselling account of the colonization of Australia Robert Hughes explores how the convict transportation system created the country we know today Digging deep into the dark history of England s infamous efforts to move 160 000 men and women thousands of miles to the other side of the world in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Hughes has crafted a groundbreaking definitive account of the settling of Australia Tracing the European presence in Australia from early explorations through the rise and fall of the penal colonies and featuring 16 pages of illustrations and 3 maps The Fatal Shore brings to life the incredible true history of a country we thought we knew In this bestselling account of the colonization of Australia acclaimed author and critic Robert Hughes explores how the convict transportation system created the country we know today Digging deep into the dark history of England s infamous efforts to move 160 000 men and women thousands of miles to the other side of the world in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Hughes has crafted a groundbreaking definitive account of the settling of Australia Tracing the European presence in Australia from early explorations through the rise and fall of the penal colonies and featuring 16 pages of illustrations and 3 maps The Fatal Shore brings to life the incredible true history of a country we thought we knew 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780394753669\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eItem Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748708286765,"sku":"0000006293","price":16.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/5853\/5981\/files\/51pp3fmmzXL.jpg?v=1768393508","url":"https:\/\/silkroadstore.us\/products\/the-fatal-shore-by-hughes-robert","provider":"Silk Road Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}