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Thread #126347 Message #2892732
Posted By: Charley Noble
23-Apr-10 - 09:42 AM
Thread Name: From SF to Sydney - 1853 Shanties Sung?
Subject: RE: From SF to Sydney - 1853 Shanties Sung?
John-
Hmmm?
There's a copy of YARNS OF AN OLD SHELLBACK about two feet in front of me as I'm typing. I didn't make the connection but I know that CFS provided an introduction. Millet was associated with both the "Tweed" and the "Cutty Sark," two of the most famous China tea clippers. Capt. Millet went to sea as an apprentice in 1880.
I'll do some more review when I'm back from NEFFA this weekend.