Toward an oral history of Cape Ann : Clark, Captain Michael
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Toward an oral history of Cape Ann : Clark, Captain Michael
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2 sound files, digital, MPEG3 file
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The following names and terms were used in this interview:Capt. Carl Olson, Capt. Jack Grant, The Rob Roy, Toledo Slim, Kilarney, Dangerous Dan McGrew.
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Linda Brayton and David Masters, principal oral historians; Interviewer(s):David Masters (6/7/1978).
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TRACKS:83 years old, born June 28, 1895 -- How he got into fishing, early beginnings in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland -- Torpedoes on the Rob Roy -- Torpedoing of the fishing fleet during World War I - a sporting proposition -- Pre-discussion of the poetry of the sea - how learned, etc. -- Toledo Slim, a recitation -- Dangerous Dan McGrew, a recitation -- Dangerous Dan McGrew, (cont'd.) -- Dangerous experiences aboard ship -- The character of the fisherman theorized -- Different ships traveled -- Another bad experience on the high seas -- Sable Island - the graveyard of the Atlantic -- Another (slower) recitation of Toledo Slim -- Another (slower) recitation of Dangerous Dan McGrew.
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Originally issued on sound cassettes and transferred to compact discs.
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Institution: Gloucester Lyceum & Sawyer Free Library
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Massachusetts--Essex (county)--Ann, Cape
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Clark, Michael, Interviewee
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Masters, David, Interviewer
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06-07-1978
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eng
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[Gloucester, Mass] : Sawyer Free Library
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Anecdotes
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Manners and customs
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Emigration and immigration
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Fisheries
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Oral history
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Seafaring life
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Sea poetry
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sound recording-nonmusical
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Sound recordings
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1 sound disc : digital, stereo
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4 3/4 in.
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- Gloucester Oral History Collection