Across the Medicine Line

by Clifton Bertram   Across the Medicine Line: Tales From the 49 th Parallel. The articles in ‘Across the Medicine Line’ are written in hopes of learning more about how North America came to be. How our peoples lived, ate, drank, travelled, loved, fought and thought during the time between the discovery, founding and solidification of our long partnership and our current society. We believe that learning these stories can further strengthen the many ties that bind our two nations and better understand – or even heal! – the divisions that still separate us.   In Part Two, we followed Charles Freeman’s triumphant conquest of the bare-knuckle boxing world in England, including his defeat of The Tipton Slasher and his subsequent retirement from prize-fighting to become a barman and travelling strongman performer. Brighton, Worthing and Victorian Seaside Bathing Culture Taking his act to England’s south coast in May of 1845, Charles Freeman performed in the seaside resor...