The American Clipper Ship, 1845–1920
Title | The American Clipper Ship, 1845–1920 PDF eBook |
Author | Glenn A. Knoblock |
Publisher | McFarland |
Pages | 376 |
Release | 2014-01-23 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 1476602840 |
This work offers a new and comprehensive account of the fastest and most beautiful sailing ships ever built. It explores the quest for speed on the seas from the early 1800s through the fast-paced times of the 1850s spurred on by the California Gold Rush of 1849. Not only are the career details of such noted ships as the Flying Cloud and Challenge discussed in detail, but they are also put in context with the times in which they operated. Their builders in East Coast states from Maine to Florida are discussed in detail, as are the men, and a woman in one instance, who commanded and manned these ships. The book documents the roles that owners and shipping agents played, what kinds of cargo the ships carried worldwide and the unusual trades in which they participated.
The American Clipper Ship, 1845-1920
Title | The American Clipper Ship, 1845-1920 PDF eBook |
Author | Glenn A. Knoblock |
Publisher | McFarland |
Pages | 377 |
Release | 2014-01-29 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 0786471123 |
This work offers a new and comprehensive account of the fastest and most beautiful sailing ships ever built. It explores the quest for speed on the seas from the early 1800s through the fast-paced times of the 1850s spurred on by the California Gold Rush of 1849. Not only are the career details of such noted ships as the Flying Cloud and Challenge discussed in detail, but they are also put in context with the times in which they operated. Their builders in East Coast states from Maine to Florida are discussed in detail, as are the men, and a woman in one instance, who commanded and manned these ships. The book documents the roles that owners and shipping agents played, what kinds of cargo the ships carried worldwide and the unusual trades in which they participated.
American Clipper Ships, 1833-1858
Title | American Clipper Ships, 1833-1858 PDF eBook |
Author | Octavius Thorndike Howe |
Publisher | |
Pages | 458 |
Release | 1926 |
Genre | Clipper ships |
ISBN |
American Clipper Ships 1833 - 1858
Title | American Clipper Ships 1833 - 1858 PDF eBook |
Author | Frederick C. Matthews |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1926 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
American Clipper Ships
Title | American Clipper Ships PDF eBook |
Author | Octavius T. Howe |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1990-01-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780844662602 |
The Clipper Ship
Title | The Clipper Ship PDF eBook |
Author | Hawthorne Daniel |
Publisher | |
Pages | 322 |
Release | 1928 |
Genre | Clipper ships |
ISBN |
Ships, Swindlers, and Scalded Hogs
Title | Ships, Swindlers, and Scalded Hogs PDF eBook |
Author | Frederic B. Hill |
Publisher | Down East Books |
Pages | 305 |
Release | 2016-09-10 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1608934519 |
Brothers William Donnell Crooker and Charles Crooker were among the most prominent mid-nineteenth-century shipbuilders in Bath, Maine, itself one of the most prominent shipbuilding cities in the world during that time. This colorful history of the Crookers' company by the great-great grandson of William Donnell provides a thorough overview of a family, its contributions to shipbuilding, and the historic sweep of shipbuilding in the area, as well as a fascinating glimpse into everyday life in Maine during this time. Today, a small portion of Maine's twenty-first-century shipbuilder, Bath Iron Works, occupies land that was once the Crooker yard.