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

About the author

Steve Mullins is associate professor of history at Central Queensland University. He is the author of Torres Strait: A History of Colonial Occupation and Culture Contact, 1864-1897 and coeditor of Andrew Goldie in New Guinea 1875-1879: Memoir of a Natural History Collector and Community, Environment, and History: Keppel Bay Case Studies.

Summary

The first book-length study of schooner-based pearling, this book explores the floating station system and the men who developed and employed it. Steve Mullins focuses on the Clark Combination, a syndicate led by James Clark, Australia's most influential pearler.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Mullins
• Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2019
• EAN: 9780817320249
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-2024-9
• No. of pages: 296
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 231 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 665 g
• Illustrations: 25 black & white figures, 4 maps
• Series: Maritime Currents: History and; Maritime Currents: History and Archaeology; Maritime Currents: History and; Maritime Currents: History and Archaeology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches