As a child I was told of how, during the California gold rush, it was cheaper and faster to ship laundry to China for cleaning.
As a child I was told of how, during the California gold rush, it was cheaper and faster to ship laundry to China for cleaning.
Shipping Cheaper? To China... in 1848-1860.... wasn't that like a 3-4 week sailboat trip one way?
Shipping Cheaper? To China... in 1848-1860.... wasn't that like a 3-4 week sailboat trip one way?
Well they were working on the railroad so you just yell over to them and throw your laundry at them.
Well they were working on the railroad so you just yell over to them and throw your laundry at them.
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