The Fatal Shore Book Historical account of white settlement which focuses on the historical, political and sociological reasons which led to the establishment of the penal colony. Milestone First published 1987 {"name":"First published","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1987<\/span>"},"date_start":"1987","date_end":"1987"} Position Writer Hughes, Robert 1987 {"name":"Writer","target":"Hughes, Robert","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1987<\/span>"},"date_start":"1987","date_end":"1987"} Type Book {"name":"Book","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}