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North to Matsumae: Australian Whalers to Japan
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
North to Matsumae: Australian Whalers to Japan
Contributors:
By (Author) Noreen Jones
Publisher:
UWA Publishing
Imprint:
UWA Publishing
Publication Date:
1st April 2008
Country:
Australia
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Maritime history
Dewey:
639.2
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
212
Weight:
326g
Description
Jones retraces the perilous voyages of two nineteenth-century Australian whaling ships, the Lady Rowena and the Eamont, as they endured shipwreck, mutiny, massacre and imprisonment while harvesting whales off the Japanese coast. Draws on the journal of the Lady Rowena's ship master and is supplemented by Japanese historical accounts. Charts a hitherto unexplored chapter in Australian-Japanese relations and provides an historical perspective on Japan's highly controversial whaling industry.
