The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #126347 Message #2878692
Posted By: Charley Noble
03-Apr-10 - 09:08 AM
Thread Name: From SF to Sydney - 1853 Shanties Sung?
Subject: RE: From SF to Sydney - 1853 Shanties Sung?
John and Lighter-
That is certainly a wonderful description, by MacGahan on board the Pandora, of raising the anchor, from the points of view of the anchor buried in the mud and the capstan crew hard at work i50 feet above.