{"product_id":"the-fatal-shore-paperback","title":"The Fatal Shore - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER -\u003c\/b\u003e This incredible true history of the colonization of Australia explores how the convict transportation system created the country we know today. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of the greatest non-fiction books I've ever read ... Hughes brings us an entire world.\" --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Fatal Shore\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life the history of the country we thought we knew.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Hughes was born in Australia in 1938. In 1970, he moved to the United States to become chief art critic for \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, a position he held until 2001. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Shock of the New, The Fatal Shore, Nothing if Not Critical, The Culture of Complaint, Barcelona, American Visions, A Jerk on One End, Goya, Things I Didn't Know, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Rome\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a New York Public Library Literary Lion and was the recipient of a number of literary awards and prizes, including two Frank Jewell-Mather Awards. He is widely held as the most respected art critic of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 752\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.52 x 8.02 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 12, 1988\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755738923296,"sku":"9780394753669","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1c93ea13b7cff1d0aa17f3732dda40c7.webp?v=1780067407","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-fatal-shore-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}