Sjöhistoriska museets bibliotek

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*1001 $aKnoblock, Glenn A.
*24514$aThe American clipper ship, 1845-1920 :$ba comprehensive history, with a listing of builders and their ships /$cGlenn A. Knoblock.
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*264 1$aJefferson, North Carolina :$bMcFarland & Company, Inc.,$c2014.
*300  $apages cm
*336  $atext$2rdacontent
*337  $aunmediated$2rdamedia
*338  $avolume$2rdacarrier
*504  $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
*5050 $aThe 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.
*520  $a"This work offers a new and comprehensive account of the fastest and most beautiful sailing ships ever built. It explores the quest for speed on the seas from the early 1800s through the fast-paced times of the 1850s. Their builders in East Coast states from Maine to Florida are discussed in detail. "--$cProvided by publisher.
*650 0$aClipper ships$zUnited States$xHistory.
*650 0$aMerchant marine$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century.
*650 0$aMerchant marine$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century.
*650 0$aShipbuilding$zUnited States$zAtlantic Coast$xHistory.
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