Make the McKenzie Connection!
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"Bunco" Kelley By Finn J.D. John In the shadowy world of late-1800s Portland waterfront folklore, there’s nobody who quite cuts the figure of a man named Joseph Kelley — better known by the nickname he carefully cultivated: Bunco Kelley. Kelley was a crimp — that is, one of those tough waterfront characters involved in the trade of furnishing sailors, willing or not, to ship captains in need of a crew. Kelley was also an easy and chronic liar with a real flair for a dramatic story — which means it’s often difficult to tell his...
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