num_pages: 688
description: The history of the birth of Australia which came out of the suffering and brutality of England's infamous convict transportation system. With 16 pages of illustrations and 3 maps.One of the greatest non-fiction books I've ever read . . . Hughes brings us an entire world. --Los Angeles Times
language: English
title: The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding
titlecomplete: The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding
genres: Australia, Historical, History, 18th Century, Travel, World History, Unfinished, 19th Century, Crime, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 9516
places: Australia
awards: awardedAt: 568022400000
name: WH Smith Literary Award, awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Duff Cooper Prize
publisher: Alfred A. Knopf