] In Portland's Victorian heyday in the second half of the
] 19th century, the neighborhoods near the waterfront saw
] the seedier side of the city's activities, with saloons,
] bordellos, and boardinghouses catering to the sailors and
] other working folk who passed through Portland looking
] for a night of relaxation after a day or month of hard
] labor. But a night of drinking turned into an ongoing
] nightmare for thousands of unsuspecting young men, when
] they woke up the next morning on a ship bound for Asia.
] They had been Shanghaied.

History of sailor slavery in Portland