British Merchant Seamen in San Francisco, 1892-1898E. Arnold, 1899 - 206 pàgines |
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... feeling is clearly rising in Great Britain that this state of things , besides being most unsatisfactory , might , in the eventuality of a great war , constitute a national danger . This book refers mainly to one port , San Francisco ...
... feeling is clearly rising in Great Britain that this state of things , besides being most unsatisfactory , might , in the eventuality of a great war , constitute a national danger . This book refers mainly to one port , San Francisco ...
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... in great quantities not uncommonly have cases of typhoid and malaria , and the crews , fresh from sea , too often feel not up to the mark ? If ships along or near certain wharves are obliged to 14 SEAMEN IN SAN FRANCISCO.
... in great quantities not uncommonly have cases of typhoid and malaria , and the crews , fresh from sea , too often feel not up to the mark ? If ships along or near certain wharves are obliged to 14 SEAMEN IN SAN FRANCISCO.
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... feel they were being treated like men , and not like children , and their conduct would correspondingly improve . They would not borrow money from the tailor , and they would scorn the proffered dollars of the crimps , for the simple ...
... feel they were being treated like men , and not like children , and their conduct would correspondingly improve . They would not borrow money from the tailor , and they would scorn the proffered dollars of the crimps , for the simple ...
Pàgina 65
... , suddenly thrusting upon them all their earnings in a lump sum . Now they feel that they are treated like men . Like their brothers on shore they do their work , receive their pay regularly and frequently , 5 TAILORS AND POCKET - MONEY 65.
... , suddenly thrusting upon them all their earnings in a lump sum . Now they feel that they are treated like men . Like their brothers on shore they do their work , receive their pay regularly and frequently , 5 TAILORS AND POCKET - MONEY 65.
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... feel a real interest in the welfare and con- tentment of those under them , and do all they can to make the best out of a hard sea life . Why should not the number of such ships be greatly multiplied ? They can be , but in a great ...
... feel a real interest in the welfare and con- tentment of those under them , and do all they can to make the best out of a hard sea life . Why should not the number of such ships be greatly multiplied ? They can be , but in a great ...
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