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02374aam a2200481 i 4500 001 B397C8BACFA311E9B77D544F97128E48 003 SILO 005 20190905010153 008 181226s2019 aluab b s001 0 eng c 010 $a 2018059616 020 $a 0817320245 020 $a 9780817320249 035 $a (OCoLC)1079002123 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a u-at--- 050 00 $a SH377.A8 $b M85 2019 082 00 $a 338.3/714120994 $2 23 100 1 $a Mullins, Steve, $d 1952- $e author. 245 10 $a Octopus crowd : $b maritime history and the business of Australian pearling in its schooner age / $c Steve Mullins. 264 1 $a Tuscaloosa : $b The University of Alabama Press, $c [2019] 300 $a x, 324 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Maritime currents : history and archaeology 520 $a "A detailed study of the origins and demise of schooner-based pearling in Australia"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a 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. 650 0 $a Pearl fisheries $z Australia $x History. 650 0 $a Mother-of-pearl $z Australia $x History. 650 0 $a Pearl divers $z Australia $x History. 650 0 $a Schooners $z Australia $x History. 651 0 $a Australia $x History. $x History. 650 7 $a Commerce. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00869279 650 7 $a Mother-of-pearl. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01026903 650 7 $a Pearl divers. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01056091 650 7 $a Pearl fisheries. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01056093 650 7 $a Schooners. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01108108 651 7 $a Australia. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204543 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 830 0 $a Maritime currents 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20190905043459.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B397C8BACFA311E9B77D544F97128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search