The fatal shore
by Hughes, Robert
Edition statement:1st American ed. Published by : Knopf ; | Distributed by Random House, (New York, N.Y. : | New York :) Physical details: xvi, 688, [41] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. ISBN:0394506685 :.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 900 - 999 | 994 Hug (Browse shelf) | Available | 77034 |
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 656-670.
The harbor and the exiles --
A horse foaled by an acorn --
The geographical unconscious --
The starvation years --
The voyage --
Who were the convicts? --
Bolters and bushrangers --
Bunters, mollies and sable brethren --
The government stroke --
Gentlemen of New South Wales --
To plough Van Diemen's land --
Metastasis --
Norfolk Island --
Toward abolition --
A special scourge --
The aristocracy be we --
The end of the system.
An account of the convict settlements in Australia based upon letters, diaries, and documents from the first landing in Botany Bay in 1788 to the last shipload of convicts in 1868.
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