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Tales of the Clipper Ships
Here are retellings of the fanciful fables told by night on clipper ships—exciting yarns, full of the lore, superstitions, and everyday life of sailors at sea. Stories such as these were spun around the forecastle by lantern light on the long, languid summer nights. C. Fox Smith brings this historical period vividly to life with these six great 19th Century sea stories. Introduction by David Lefferts Cannon.
British & American Clippers
This book concentrates on the two principal rival nations, Britain and America, that saw tremendous building activity during the ship's heyday from the discovery of gold in California in 1849 until the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869.
A Passion Remembered
Two lonely U.S. Air Force members reluctantly volunteer for a potentially dangerous overseas mission wherein they have to pose as husband and wife.
The American Clipper Ship, 1845-1920
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 Tea Clippers
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