British & American Clippers

British & American Clippers
Author: David Roy MacGregor
Publisher: Brassey's
Total Pages: 202
Release: 1993
Genre: Clipper ships
ISBN:

The clipper's heyday lasted from the discovery of gold in California in 1849 until the opening of the Suez Canal 20 years later. This book focuses on the ships of the two rival nations Britain and America, built during a period of intense competition in the 1850s.

The American Clipper Ship, 1845–1920

The American Clipper Ship, 1845–1920
Author: Glenn A. Knoblock
Publisher: McFarland
Total 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.

Clipper Ships of America and Great Britain, 1833-1869;

Clipper Ships of America and Great Britain, 1833-1869;
Author: Helen La Grange
Publisher: Hassell Street Press
Total Pages: 462
Release: 2021-09-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781014056269

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Special Agents Series

Special Agents Series
Author: United States. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1094
Release: 1920
Genre: International trade
ISBN:

The China Clippers

The China Clippers
Author: Basil Lubbock
Publisher: Boston : [s.n.
Total Pages: 502
Release: 1914
Genre: Clipper-ships
ISBN: