The Enderby Settlement

by Conon Fraser

This book is a history of the British Enderby settlement on the Auckland Islands 1849-52 and its associated whaling venture. Isolation, a stormswept climate, unproductive soil, inexperienced crews, drunkenness and above all an unexpected shortage of whales meant the raw colony ran into trouble and the parent company found itself facing disaster. Two special commissioners were sent to either close the venture down or move it elsewhere, and a bitter...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1877578592
• ISBN13: 9781877578595
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Otago University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.5" x 10.0"