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Big Crimpin’: The Epic Booze Cruise of Shanghai Kelly
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:48:32
Publish Date: 2022-03-10 10:00:00
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During the California Gold Rush, arriving sailors pretty much abandoned ship immediately and headed for the hills in search of gold. Criminals (called “crimps”) solved the sailor shortage by drugging men and tossing them on outgoing ships – if the captain paid enough. The most prolific crimp? Shanghai Kelly, the San Francisco ne’er-do-well who once threw the most epic booze cruise/kidnapping of all time.

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