We explore an era when Portland was the most dangerous seaport in the world - in the 1890's both the British and German governments threatened to boycott the port due to the many sailors and non-sailors Shanghaied out of the city. It seems everyone in the city participated in the crime, from the Mayor, the Chief of Police and the political boss of the city, Jonathon Bourne, to saloon owners, brothel madams and even judges in the courts of the city. Even Deputy U.S. Marshalls took part. It was a city organized to exploit and victimize sailors and anyone else caught up in the madness

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