"Aweigh, Santy Ano" - c1850 - Performed by Tom Roush

In the days of the California gold rush, one of the most popular ways for folks on the east coast to get there was to take a ship south to the horn of South America and then sail north to San Francisco. The trip took between 6 to 8 months and cost between $600 and $1200. This is a sailor's story.