British Merchant Seamen in San Francisco, 1892-1898E. Arnold, 1899 - 206 pàgines |
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... shores as the site of the future metropolis which is surely rising into existence . No one can deny that San Francisco , considering its youth , is a marvellous city . Great brains , energy , and determination have been at work there ...
... shores as the site of the future metropolis which is surely rising into existence . No one can deny that San Francisco , considering its youth , is a marvellous city . Great brains , energy , and determination have been at work there ...
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... shores of Britain and other countries to the North Pacific coast . The great majority of these ships fly the British flag ; but this unfortunately does not signify that they are manned by British sailors , as it is now a well - known ...
... shores of Britain and other countries to the North Pacific coast . The great majority of these ships fly the British flag ; but this unfortunately does not signify that they are manned by British sailors , as it is now a well - known ...
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James Fell. for hours , so long as the wind blows off the shore , which it does throughout the summer , they have the benefit of this cyclone of smell . Curiously , however , unlike the sew- age , it does not seem to be unhealthy , and ...
James Fell. for hours , so long as the wind blows off the shore , which it does throughout the summer , they have the benefit of this cyclone of smell . Curiously , however , unlike the sew- age , it does not seem to be unhealthy , and ...
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... shore once every two or three months . It is the shipping ' Rotten Row ' of San Francisco Bay , and lucky are the ships that get there before the number of vessels which the little bay can safely hold , is completed . Far up the ...
... shore once every two or three months . It is the shipping ' Rotten Row ' of San Francisco Bay , and lucky are the ships that get there before the number of vessels which the little bay can safely hold , is completed . Far up the ...
Pàgina 18
... shore , doing ship's work all the time . Every now and then some captain or officer gets up a cricket or football club , which keeps things going for a time ; but , take it all in all , sailors get pretty weary of ' lying up ' in ...
... shore , doing ship's work all the time . Every now and then some captain or officer gets up a cricket or football club , which keeps things going for a time ; but , take it all in all , sailors get pretty weary of ' lying up ' in ...
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