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The American clipper ship, 1845-1920 : a comprehensive history, with a listing of builders and their ships
- Title
- The American clipper ship, 1845-1920 : a comprehensive history, with a listing of builders and their ships / Glenn A. Knoblock.
- Author
- Knoblock, Glenn A.
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFF 14-599 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- viii, 367 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
- Summary
- "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. Their builders in East Coast states from Maine to Florida are discussed in detail "--
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-358) and index.
- Contents
- The history of the clipper -- Westward Ho: the coming of the clipper -- Challenge: the design of a clipper ship -- Young Mechanic: the building of a clipper ship -- Architect: the clipper ship builders -- Intrepid: clipper ship commanders, crew and passengers -- Wild Rover: clipper ship voyages and trade -- Titan: clipper ship owners and agents -- Sweepstakes: fast passages and record setting voyages -- Hurricane: shipwrecks and other noteworthy clipper events -- Twilight: the end of the American clipper ship era -- Clipper builders and their ships by state.
- Call Number
- JFF 14-599
- ISBN
- 9780786471126 (illustrated case bound : alk. paper)
- 0786471123 (illustrated case bound : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2013042895
- OCLC
- 861966452
- Author
- Knoblock, Glenn A., author.
- Title
- The American clipper ship, 1845-1920 : a comprehensive history, with a listing of builders and their ships / Glenn A. Knoblock.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-358) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFF 14-599