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Pacific Eldorado : a history of greater California /

Whitman's enchanting 'Song of the Redwood-Tree' has had a strong basis in the historical record. While this poem omits the gritty details of how "crimps" (owners of boardinghouses for sailors) strong-armed prospective crewmen into sea duty in San Francisco waterfront saloons...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Osborne, Thomas J., 1942- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley Blackwell, [2020]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
California > History.
California > History, Naval.
California > Commerce > Pacific Area.
Pacific Area > Commerce > California.
California > Relations > Pacific Area.
Pacific Area > Relations > California.

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