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Other ancestors had fled aboard the Mayflower from the persecution of Puritans in England, aboard a steamship from pogroms in Ukraine, aboard a schooner from Spanish repression in Cuba.
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Yoni Appelbaum, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
Clemens served as a steamship pilot for several years, navigating boats along 1,200 twisting, meandering miles.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 31 May 2026
During this time, circus families blossomed all over Mexico, aided by the appearance of the steamship and railway systems, as the circus historian Julio Revolledo Cárdenas would detail in a 2018 article for the Fédération Mondiale du Cirque.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
For those escaping to Philadelphia from regions nearer to Pennsylvania, clandestine travel by small boat or by road was more likely than stowing away on a steamship.
—Jeremy Mennis, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
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Yoni Appelbaum, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
Clemens served as a steamship pilot for several years, navigating boats along 1,200 twisting, meandering miles.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 31 May 2026
During this time, circus families blossomed all over Mexico, aided by the appearance of the steamship and railway systems, as the circus historian Julio Revolledo Cárdenas would detail in a 2018 article for the Fédération Mondiale du Cirque.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
For those escaping to Philadelphia from regions nearer to Pennsylvania, clandestine travel by small boat or by road was more likely than stowing away on a steamship.
—Jeremy Mennis, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
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“Steamship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steamship. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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steamship
noun
steam·ship
ˈstēm-ˌship 
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