SHANGHAIED IN SAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco: Flyblister Press, 1996. First Edition. Cloth. xvi, 250 (2) pp. SIGNED in ink by author Bill Pickelhaupt in ink on the title page. Illustrated dust jacket. Foreword by Kevin Starr. Illustrated throughout, including from period photographs. Index. Map (San Francisco) endpapers. Red cloth; gilt spine titling. A well-researched history of the practice of "Shangaiing" sailors in San Francisco in the days of sailing vessels.The desertion of saliors from their vessels to run to the California gold fields was a problem. This led to the practice of conscripting sailors by a number of despicable means including trickery and drugging. Per the jacket flap, the author gives "...us a picture of an era in San Francisco's history that many in that city would just as soon forget." A Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, now in a clear mylar protective s;leeve. Fine / Fine. Item #2896
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