Octopus crowd : maritime history and the business of Australian pearling in its schooner age /

"A detailed study of the origins and demise of schooner-based pearling in Australia"--

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mullins, Steve, 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, [2019]
Series:Maritime currents.
Subjects:
Pearl fisheries > Australia > History.
Mother-of-pearl > Australia > History.
Pearl divers > Australia > History.
Schooners > Australia > History.
Perles > Pêche commerciale > Australie > Histoire.
Nacre > Australie > Histoire.
Pêcheurs de perles > Australie > Histoire.
Goélettes > Australie > Histoire.
Commerce
Mother-of-pearl
Pearl divers
Pearl fisheries
Schooners
Australia > Commerce > History.
Australie > Commerce > Histoire.
Australia
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Losing Alice
  • Origins of pearling on the East Coast
  • The lure of the North
  • From Torres Strait to the North West : 1881-1886
  • In the North West : 1886-1890
  • The Aru Islands : there and back
  • Consolidating the combination : 1891-1897
  • Days of plenty, days of pain : 1897-1899
  • Federation : the specter of white Australia
  • In the Netherlands Indies
  • Between a rock and a hard place : 1908-1917
  • Conclusion: The passing of the schooner age.

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