The Fatal shore: [the epic of Australia's founding] 9780394506685, 0394506685

Amazon.com An extraordinary volume--even a masterpiece--about the early history of Australia that reads like the finest

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English Pages XVI-688 p.-pl. : ill. ; 25 cm Year 1987

The Fatal shore: [the epic of Australia's founding]
9780394506685, 0394506685

Harbor and the exiles -- Horse foaled by an acorn -- Geographical unconscious -- Starvation years -- Voyage -- Who were

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