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Thread #126347 Message #2840162
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
15-Feb-10 - 02:51 PM
Thread Name: From SF to Sydney - 1853 Shanties Sung?
Subject: RE: From SF to Sydney - 1853 Shanties Sung?
Remember that the cotton screwers were often English; they were specialists at a demanding job and were paid accordingly.