THE PERANO WHALERS OF COOK STRAIT 1911-1964

AUTHOR - Don Grady

PUBLICATION - A.H. & A.W. Reed Ltd. 1982

CONDITION - Very good condition. Clean and bright. Barely age discoloured at all, binding tight. Dustwrapper has minimal bumping on top and bottom of spine and corners.

PRICE - $50

DESCRIPTION - Several generations of the Perano family were involved in whaling operations in New Zealand's coastal waters, operating mostly from bases in the Tory Channel at the north eastern point of the South Island. Of Italian, descent the family hunted whales from 1911 to 1964 when the last station closed down. Don Grady's excellent book colourfully and graphically recalls these tenacious whaling folk, their tight-knit community, advetures, mishaps, dangers and often economic uncertainty. An excellent study of a now near-forgotten aspect of NZ's trade and enterprise and its associated hardy men and women.

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