British Merchant Seamen in San Francisco, 1892-1898E. Arnold, 1899 - 206 pàgines |
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... writer has frequently heard both men and apprentices describe the food given to them on a long voyage as ' cruel . ' When we hear literally thousands of men and boys complain , many in most bitter terms , about their food , when ...
... writer has frequently heard both men and apprentices describe the food given to them on a long voyage as ' cruel . ' When we hear literally thousands of men and boys complain , many in most bitter terms , about their food , when ...
Pàgina 28
... writer , having dinner in the cabin of a large four - master one Sunday , heard three ringing cheers come from the sailors in the forecastle . The cause of their enthusiasm proved to be that the previous day they had rendered some ...
... writer , having dinner in the cabin of a large four - master one Sunday , heard three ringing cheers come from the sailors in the forecastle . The cause of their enthusiasm proved to be that the previous day they had rendered some ...
Pàgina 56
... writer has been intimately acquainted in San Francisco during a period of five years are as follows . Every now and then a ship came in whose crew , with three or four exceptions , were a drunken lot . Very little could be done with ...
... writer has been intimately acquainted in San Francisco during a period of five years are as follows . Every now and then a ship came in whose crew , with three or four exceptions , were a drunken lot . Very little could be done with ...
Pàgina 57
... writer can give a good many proofs as to the respectability of a very large number of merchant seamen . Only one , however , will be given here , as we are dealing with the question as to whether seamen can be trusted with money in a ...
... writer can give a good many proofs as to the respectability of a very large number of merchant seamen . Only one , however , will be given here , as we are dealing with the question as to whether seamen can be trusted with money in a ...
Pàgina 59
... writer's hand almost £ 1,300 in gold , either to send home to their relations , or to keep in safety for them . It is also known that a number of the others sent home large sums of money , and although a few were robbed , yet certainly ...
... writer's hand almost £ 1,300 in gold , either to send home to their relations , or to keep in safety for them . It is also known that a number of the others sent home large sums of money , and although a few were robbed , yet certainly ...
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