A Pearling Master's Journey in the Wake of the Schooner Mist by J E deB Norman and G V Norman

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Chip to back cover tail corner is now protected with book tape.

A history of the pearling industry in the northwest of Western Australia, 1886-1942. It follows the journey of two generations of master pearlers. It takes a young pearler from Beagle Bay to Gallipoli, to the war in the Sinai and to the trenches of Belgium and France. It includes richly illustrated chapters on the life of pioneer women, cyclones, racial unrest and a riot, the Royal Flying Doctor Service, and the economics of pearling over this period. (Trove)