American Clipper Ships, 1833-1858
Title | American Clipper Ships, 1833-1858 PDF eBook |
Author | Octavius Thorndike Howe |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 450 |
Release | 1986-01-01 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 0486251152 |
First volume of invaluable, fully illustrated, encyclopedic review of 352 clipper ships from the period of America's greatest maritime supremacy. Introduction. Total in set: 109 halftones. 5 illustrations. Index.
American Clipper Ships, 1833-1858
Title | American Clipper Ships, 1833-1858 PDF eBook |
Author | Octavius Thorndike Howe |
Publisher | |
Pages | 460 |
Release | 1926 |
Genre | Clipper ships |
ISBN |
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.
Greyhounds of the Sea
Title | Greyhounds of the Sea PDF eBook |
Author | Carl C. Cutler |
Publisher | US Naval Institute Press |
Pages | 788 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
The American-built Clipper Ship, 1850-1856
Title | The American-built Clipper Ship, 1850-1856 PDF eBook |
Author | William L. Crothers |
Publisher | International Marine Publishing |
Pages | 568 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
The American-Built Clipper Ship presents in detail 152 clippers that comprise the culmination of the shipbuilder's art. Every facet of clipper-ship design and construction is covered, from felling timber to details on interior finish work. Detailed drawings illustrate this work.
The Clipper Ship Era
Title | The Clipper Ship Era PDF eBook |
Author | Arthur H. Clark |
Publisher | |
Pages | 498 |
Release | 1910 |
Genre | Clipper ships |
ISBN |
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 |
With new illustrations and additional information.