Struck in 1925 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of California's statehood, the obverse of the coin shows a forty-niner panning for gold; the reverse of the coin shows an impressive grizzly bear.

In chapter 2 we saw how gamming whalers sang songs that tied them to their homelands while emphasizing the transient, cosmopolitan nature of their work, […]

Each likewise portrays itself as on the side of the angels, as fighting the good fight against adversaries who are neither decent nor fair.

Most crew hate the cook tent with a passion, which is why they won't necessarily advertise they have one, unless they really have to.