Robert Hughes

The Fatal Shore : A History of the Transportation of Convicts to Australia, 1787–1868.

London: Harvill Press, 1996. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Item #520224
ISBN: 1860461506

688 pages, several plates. Original printed card covers. The Fatal Shore is Robert Hughes’s landmark narrative history of the convict system that shaped early Australia. Drawing on extensive archival research, Hughes reconstructs the brutal world of transportation, forced labour, and colonial punishment, while also exploring the political, social and cultural forces that created Britain’s vast penal experiment. Size: 14 x 21 cms. Category: Varied Books; ISBN: 1860461506. ISBN/EAN: 9781860461507. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost.

Keywords: BZDB395 Varied Books; Unbranded ISBN: 1860461506 EAN: 9781860461507 Robert Hughes The Fatal Shore : A History of the Transportation of Convicts to Australia, 1787–1868.

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