Oregon Experience: Shanghaied sailors

By (OPB)
Dec. 11, 2020 4:04 p.m.

In the 1800s, Portland was a bustling port town, and the second largest American harbor on the West Coast. Populated by mostly young male migratory workers, it gained an international reputation for violence and lawlessness—and tales of "shanghaied sailors." Were these stories true or merely legend? "Oregon Experience" uncovers the true story of the early city's illicit history.

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