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Behind the Bastards
The book was quoted several times throughout the episode, including descriptions of the harsh conditions faced by egg harvesters on the Farallon Islands during the egg war. The details of their dangerous work and the violent conflicts were depicted.
Robinson and Dorman loaded their boat with eggs and headed back to San Francisco, coming up against a nasty storm and dumping half their cargo into the ocean just to stay upright. Nonetheless, they so...
— Episode: The War of the Eggs
Episode: The War of the Eggs
The book was quoted several times throughout the episode, including descriptions of the harsh conditions faced by egg harvesters on the Farallon Islands during the egg war. The details of their dangerous work and the violent conflicts were depicted.
Robinson and Dorman loaded their boat with eggs and headed back to San Francisco, coming up against a nasty storm and dumping half their cargo into the ocean just to stay upright. Nonetheless, they sold the remaining eggs for a dollar a dozen and pocketed $3,000, serious money in those days.
Of course, there was an egg war. The prize was too great not to be struggled for.
There were non-stop dust-ups as rival gangs battled the company for the right to harvest the eggs. On more than one occasion, soldiers were summoned to calm things down.
Episode: The War of the Eggs
The book was mentioned when discussing the history of the Farallon Islands and the egg harvesting that took place there. It was quoted as a source for information regarding the early egg harvesters.
Robinson and Dorman loaded their boat with eggs and headed back to San Francisco, coming up against a nasty storm and dumping half their cargo into the ocean just to stay upright.
Of course, there was an egg war. The prize was too great not to be struggled for.
Episode: The War of the Eggs
The Devil's Teeth was referenced as a source detailing the events of the Farallon Islands' egg wars and the dangerous conditions faced by the eggers.
Robinson and Dorman loaded their boat with eggs and headed back to San Francisco, coming up against a nasty storm and dumping half their cargo into the ocean just to stay upright.
Of course, there was an egg war. The prize was too great not to be struggled for.
there were non-stop dust-ups as rival gangs battled the company for the right to harvest the eggs.
