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The boat not taken

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Leonard Welles signed up be a merchant seaman when he was 19, but never made it to his designated ship, the Moshulu. The ship is now a floating restaurant in Pennsylvania. Welles returned there at age 81 to ponder what his life would have been like had he successfully pursued life at sea.

Author: Gifford, Bill
Publisher: Philadelphia Magazine
Publication Name: Philadelphia Magazine
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0031-7233
Year: 1997
Pennsylvania, History, Appreciation, Cargo ships, Merchant seamen, Merchant mariners, Historic ships

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The middle-aged man and the sea

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More fishermen are using the catch-and-release method wherein fish are released back into the water after weighing, or the hooks are removed from the fishes' throat. This method is ethical and contributes to the conservation of fish species.

Author: Gifford, Bill
Publisher: Philadelphia Magazine
Publication Name: Philadelphia Magazine
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0031-7233
Year: 1996
Fishing, Fishing (Recreation)

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Time warped

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Francis Vitale owned a vast collection of antique clocks and 200 of them were auctioned at Christie's in New York. Details of how Vitale amassed his collection are given.

Author: Gifford, Bill
Publisher: Philadelphia Magazine
Publication Name: Philadelphia Magazine
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0031-7233
Year: 1998
Collections and collecting, Clock and watch industry, Clocks and watches, Clock industry, Watch industry, Clocks, Watches, Vitale, Francis

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