A landmark history that confronts Britain's colonisation of Australia.
In The Fatal Shore, historian and critic Robert Hughes offers a vivid, unflinching account of Britain's colonisation of Australia; a history built on the forced transportation of convicts and the dispossession of Indigenous peoples. Drawing on meticulous research, Hughes recreates the harsh realities of the penal system, the endurance of those sent to the colonies, and the profound human cost of empire.
'An enthralling account… brimming over with rare and pungent characters, and tales of pathos, bravery, and horror' Peter Matthiessen
'A unique phantasmagoria of crime and punishment, which combines the shadowy terrors of Goya with the tumescent life of Dickens' Peter Ackroyd, The Times
| ISBN: | 9780099448549 |
| Publication date: | 2nd January 2003 |
| Author: | Robert Hughes |
| Publisher: | Vintage an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 688 pages |
| Genres: |
Australasian and Pacific history Penology and punishment Colonialism and imperialism |
A landmark history that confronts Britain's colonisation of Australia.In The Fatal Shore, historian and critic Robert Hughes offers a vivid, unflinching account of Britain's colonisation of Australia; a history built on the forced transportation of convicts and the dispossession of Indigenous peoples. Drawing on meticulous research, Hughes recreates the harsh realities of the penal system, the endurance of those sent to the colonies, and the profound human cost of empire.'An enthralling account… brimming over with rare and pungent characters, and tales of pathos, bravery, and horror' Peter Matthiessen'A unique phantasmagoria of crime and punishment, which combines the shadowy terrors of Goya with the tumescent life of Dickens' Peter Ackroyd, The Times
The Fatal Shore features in the following genres: Australasian and Pacific history, Penology and punishment, Colonialism and imperialism
Paperback. £15.29, down from the £16.99 cover price. In Stock.
The Fatal Shore was written by Robert Hughes and published by Vintage an imprint of Random House
The Fatal Shore has 688 pages
£15.29, reduced from £16.99. In Stock.