The White Divers of Broome: The True Story of a Fatal

Stock Code:
BAE6721
Price:
$9.50

Description

The White Divers of Broome: The True Story of a Fatal Experiment by John Bailey. 'In 1912 Broome was as much Asian as Australian, filled with the smell of unfamiliar spices and a babel of competing languages. The town thrived on the hugely profitable, and extremely dangerous pearl shell industry, where Asian labour was cheap to hire, and easy to replace. It was a frontier town, where racial tensions simmered uneasily between whites, Asians and Aborigines.In that year, twelve British Royal Navy-trained divers and their tenders were sent to Broome, urged on by a Federal Government deep in the grip of the 'White Australians' policy and anxious to rid the country of the last remaining Asian 'taint';. Their task was to master the perilous art of pearl-shell diving, and overcome the Asian stranglehold on the pearling industry, proving once and for all the supremacy of the white man over the coloured.' The book has been well read and shows the effect with dog ears folds on the early pages plus some previous owner's names on the inside front page, but the binding remains tight.

Details

  • Author:
    Bailey, John
  • Book Condition:
    Fair
  • Publisher:
    Pan Books
  • Edition:
    Reprint
  • Jacket Condition:
    None
  • Binding:
    Soft Cover
  • Location:
    CC4
  • ISBN:
    0330363387
  • Size:
    8vo
  • Pages:
    301
  • Publish Date:
    2006
Stock Level:
1 In Stock
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