Episode 5: Andrew Furuseth

In the fifth episode of 200 Norwegians, you will learn about Andrew Furuseth, often dubbed the Abraham Lincoln of the sea.

In this episode, we trace his unlikely path from the inland hills of Norway to the roaring decks of America’s labor battles. We’ll sail through Norway’s golden age of seafaring, round the Cape, and dock in the wild boomtown of San Francisco—a place run by crimps, shanghaiers, and shipowners who treated sailors like disposable cargo.

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