Offbeat Oregon History podcast
‘Prepaid shanghaiing’ plot went off the rails — fatally
May 26, 2023
The sailor wanted to quit, but the captain didn't want him to; so he deposited a $60 'blood money' bonus with the British consul, as a reward if shanghaier Jim Turk could swindle him back aboard....
True stories from Oregon history: Heroes and rascals, shipwrecks and lost gold ...
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