Fast Sailing Ships

Fast Sailing Ships
Title Fast Sailing Ships PDF eBook
Author David Roy MacGregor
Publisher
Pages 319
Release 1988
Genre Clipper ships
ISBN 9788517774522

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American Sailing Ships

American Sailing Ships
Title American Sailing Ships PDF eBook
Author Charles Gerard Davis
Publisher Courier Corporation
Pages 257
Release 1984-01-01
Genre Transportation
ISBN 0486246582

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An anecdotal, highly personal course through America's nautical history features nearly 140 images of ships from the 18th through 20th centuries: quoddy boats, fishing schooners, clippers, packet ships, frigates, and other vessels.

Legendary Sailing Ships

Legendary Sailing Ships
Title Legendary Sailing Ships PDF eBook
Author Franco Giorgetti
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2007
Genre Sailing ships
ISBN 9788854403123

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Written from the unique perspective of an architect and sailboat designer who is also an ardent sailor, this volume traces the origins and development of great sailing ships. Enthusiasts will be fascinated by the meticulous research and multimedia presentation of the milestones in the history of the sailing ship. A spectacular photographic catalog of the most famous and impressive ships, this handsome volume documents the milestones in sailing, presenting magnificent photographs and a detailed analysis of all the great sailing ships, some of which still ply the seas to this day. From antiquity to present-day, this book is organized chronologically, delving into the origins of the great sailing ships, from the earliest galleons dating to the early 1500s, to the clippers of the nineteenth century, to the windjammers of the twentieth century, and the future of sailing. Franco Giorgetti provides in-depth information on ship-building techniques, including the secrets of the world's foremost ship builders.

Barons of the Sea

Barons of the Sea
Title Barons of the Sea PDF eBook
Author Steven Ujifusa
Publisher Simon & Schuster
Pages 448
Release 2019-07-02
Genre History
ISBN 1476745986

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“A fascinating, fast-paced history…full of remarkable characters and incredible stories” about the nineteenth-century American dynasties who battled for dominance of the tea and opium trades (Nathaniel Philbrick, National Book Award–winning author of In the Heart of the Sea). There was a time, back when the United States was young and the robber barons were just starting to come into their own, when fortunes were made and lost importing luxury goods from China. It was a secretive, glamorous, often brutal business—one where teas and silks and porcelain were purchased with profits from the opium trade. But the journey by sea to New York from Canton could take six agonizing months, and so the most pressing technological challenge of the day became ensuring one’s goods arrived first to market, so they might fetch the highest price. “With the verse of a natural dramatist” (The Christian Science Monitor), Steven Ujifusa tells the story of a handful of cutthroat competitors who raced to build the fastest, finest, most profitable clipper ships to carry their precious cargo to American shores. They were visionary, eccentric shipbuilders, debonair captains, and socially ambitious merchants with names like Forbes and Delano—men whose business interests took them from the cloistered confines of China’s expatriate communities to the sin city decadence of Gold Rush-era San Francisco, and from the teeming hubbub of East Boston’s shipyards and to the lavish sitting rooms of New York’s Hudson Valley estates. Elegantly written and meticulously researched, Barons of the Sea is a riveting tale of innovation and ingenuity that “takes the reader on a rare and intoxicating journey back in time” (Candice Millard, bestselling author of Hero of the Empire), drawing back the curtain on the making of some of the nation’s greatest fortunes, and the rise and fall of an all-American industry as sordid as it was genteel.

American Sailing Ships Coloring Book

American Sailing Ships Coloring Book
Title American Sailing Ships Coloring Book PDF eBook
Author Peter F. Copeland
Publisher Courier Corporation
Pages 52
Release 1987-01-01
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 9780486253886

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Forty-five magnificent ready-to-color illustrations depict USS Constitution, sloops, whalers, frigates, clippers, more. Informative captions.

Schooner Passage

Schooner Passage
Title Schooner Passage PDF eBook
Author Theodore J. Karamanski
Publisher Wayne State University Press
Pages 284
Release 2000
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 9780814329115

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The evolution of the Lake Michigan Schooner -- The maritime frontier : schooners and urban development on the Lake Michigan shore -- Before the mast and at the helm : captains and crews on Lake Michigan schooners -- Schooner City : the life and times of the Chicago River port -- Lost on Lake Michigan wrecks, rescues, and navigational aids.

Greyhounds of the Sea

Greyhounds of the Sea
Title Greyhounds of the Sea PDF eBook
Author Carl C. Cutler
Publisher Annapolis : United States Naval Institute
Pages 682
Release 1961
Genre Clipper ships
ISBN

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With new illustrations and additional information.