Mark Strecker: 2 books
Shanghaiing Sailors
A Maritime History of Forced Labor, 1849-1915
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2014
“Shaghaiing,” or forcing a man to join the crew of a merchant ship against his will, plagued seafarers the world over between 1849 and 1915. Perpetrators were known as “crimps,” and they had no respect for a man’s education, social status, race, religion, or seafaring experience. The merchant...
Americans in a Splintering Europe
Refugees, Missionaries and Journalists in World War I
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2018
World War I began in August 1914—the United States did not enter the conflict until April 1917. During those nearly three years of neutrality, a small number of Americans did experience the horrors of the war zones of Europe. Some ran for their lives as refugees while others, like journalists and...