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Hardback. New. 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.
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- Title Octopus Crowd: Maritime History and the Business of Australian Pearling in Its Schooner Age
- Author Stephen Mullins
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 336
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University Alabama Press
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
- ISBN 9780817320249 / 0817320245
- Weight 1.45 lbs (0.66 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.2 in (23.11 x 15.75 x 3.05 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Australian
- Cultural Region: Oceania
- Library of Congress subjects Pearl fisheries - Australia - History, Mother-of-pearl - Australia - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2018059616
- Dewey Decimal Code 338.371
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