The Clipper Ship Era
Author: Arthur H. Clark
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Published: 1910
Total Pages: 510
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Author: Arthur H. Clark
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Published: 1910
Total Pages: 510
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Arthur Hamilton Clark
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Published: 2013-09
Total Pages: 104
ISBN-13: 9781230449081
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 edition. Excerpt: ...and famous Typhoon, a ship more than double her size. It should, however, be remembered with regard to the Sea Witch, that she was at that time over five years old, and had led a pretty wild life under Waterman, while she had known no peace with Frazer in command, and had been strained and weakened by hard driving. Moreover, a wooden ship, after five or six years, begins to lose her speed through absorbing water, and becomes sluggish in light airs. In her prime and at her best with Waterman in command, the Sea Witch was probably the fastest sailing-ship of her inches ever built. The California clippers were, of course, racing all the time, against each other and against the record, aDd the strain upon their captains in driving their ships against competitors whose relative positions were unknown, was terrific. It became a confirmed habit with them to keep their ships going night and day in all weathers and at their utmost speed. In order to appreciate what a passage of 110 days or less from an Atlantic port to San Francisco really means, we must take a few of the long passages of 1851, made by ships that were not clippers: Arthur, from New York, 200 days; Austerlitz, Boston, 185 days; Barrington, Boston, 180 days; Bengal, Philadelphia, 185 days; Capitol, Boston, 300 days; Cornwallis, New York, 204 days; Franconia, Boston, 180 days; Henry Allen, New York, 225 days; Inconium, Baltimore, 190 days. The logs of these vessels tell of long, weary days and nights of exasperating calms, and dreary, heartbreaking weeks of battle with tempests off Cape Horn. Some of the vessels built in 1851 did not take part in the races of that year, as they were not launched until too late; and did not arrive at San Francisco before 1852. Those among them which...
Author: Arthur Hamilton Clark
Publisher: Dalcassian Publishing Company
Published: 1910-01-01
Total Pages: 488
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Published: 1970
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Arthur Hamilton Clark
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2016-10-11
Total Pages: 470
ISBN-13: 9781539419228
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Clipper Ship Era is a fascinating book about American and British Clipper ships in the 19th century.
Author: Arthur H. Clark
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Published: 1920
Total Pages: 404
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Sam Jefferson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2014-10-09
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 1472900294
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the era of commercial sail, clipper ships were the ultimate expression of speed and grace. Racing out to the gold fields of America and Australia, and breaking speed records carrying tea back from China, the ships combined beauty with breathtaking performance. With over 200 gorgeous paintings and illustrations, and thrilling descriptions of the adventures and races on the water, this beautiful book brings the era vividly to life. Chapters include: The origins of the clippers - from the gold rush to the tea trade A hell ship voyage with 'Bully' Waterman, one of the most successful and notorious captains of the era Marco Polo, the fastest ship in the world - her rise to prominence and subsequent decline Mary Patten's battle with Cape Horn - a lady captain takes charge in a very male world Mutiny aboard the 'wild boat of the Atlantic' The great China tea race of 1866 - an amazingly close race across the world, only decided in the final few miles The Sir Lancelot defies the odds - her eccentric captains and rivalry with the legendary Thermopylae The Cutty Sark's longest voyage First-hand accounts, newspaper reports and log entries add fascinating eyewitness detail, whilst the stunning images show how the designs of these thoroughbreds developed over the years. A wonderful read and worthy celebration of these racehorses of the sea.
Author: Arthur Hamilton 1841-1922 Clark
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Published: 2016-08-25
Total Pages: 498
ISBN-13: 9781361360101
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Arthur H. Clark
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Published: 1912
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Arthur H. Clark
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Published: 2019-03-07
Total Pages: 484
ISBN-13: 9780530584577
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