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The clipper ship era

The clipper ship era

by Arthur H. Clark

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Author
Clark, Arthur H., 1841-1922
Title
The clipper ship era an epitome of famous American and British clipper ships, their owners, builders, commanders, and crews, 1843-1869
Original Publication
United States: G. P. Putnam's Sons,1911.
Credits
Chuck Greif, deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
VK: Naval science: Navigation, Merchant marine
Subject
Clipper ships -- Great Britain
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 69154
Release Date
October 14, 2022
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.The Clipper Ship Era
  2. 2.PREFACE
  3. 3.CONTENTS
  4. 4.ILLUSTRATIONS
  5. 5.CHAPTER I AMERICAN SHIPPING TO THE CLOSE OF THE WAR OF 1812
  6. 6.CHAPTER II BRITISH SHIPPING AFTER 1815—THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
  7. 7.CHAPTER III THE NORTH ATLANTIC PACKET SHIPS, 1815-1850
  8. 8.CHAPTER IV OPIUM CLIPPERS AND EARLY CLIPPER SHIPS, 1832-1848
  9. 9.CHAPTER V TWO EARLY CLIPPER SHIP COMMANDERS
  10. 10.CHAPTER VI THE REPEAL OF THE BRITISH NAVIGATION LAWS—THE “ORIENTAL”
  11. 11.CHAPTER VII THE RUSH FOR CALIFORNIA—A SAILING DAY
  12. 12.CHAPTER VIII THE CLIPPER SHIP CREWS
  13. 13.CHAPTER IX CALIFORNIA CLIPPERS OF 1850 AND THEIR COMMANDERS—MAURY’S WIND AND CURRENT CHARTS
  14. 14.CHAPTER X CALIFORNIA CLIPPERS OF 1851 AND THEIR COMMANDERS—A DAY ON BOARD THE “WITCH OF THE WAVE”
  15. 15.CHAPTER XI CALIFORNIA CLIPPER PASSAGES OF 1851
  16. 16.CHAPTER XII AMERICAN COMPETITION WITH GREAT BRITAIN IN THE CHINA TRADE
  17. 17.CHAPTER XIII CALIFORNIA CLIPPERS OF 1852—THE “SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS”
  18. 18.CHAPTER XIV CALIFORNIA CLIPPERS OF 1853
  19. 19.CHAPTER XV THE “GREAT REPUBLIC” AND THE “DREADNOUGHT”
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVI AMERICAN CLIPPERS OF 1854 AND 1855
  21. 21.CHAPTER XVII AUSTRALIAN VOYAGES, 1851-1854
  22. 22.CHAPTER XVIII AUSTRALIAN CLIPPERS, 1854-1856
  23. 23.CHAPTER XIX LAST YEARS OF THE AMERICAN CLIPPER SHIP ERA—SUMMARY OF CALIFORNIA PASSAGES
  24. 24.CHAPTER XX THE GREATNESS AND THE DECLINE OF THE AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINE
  25. 25.CHAPTER XXI THE LATER BRITISH TEA CLIPPERS
  26. 26.CHAPTER XXII THE FATE OF THE CLIPPER SHIPS
  27. 27.Appendix I CALIFORNIA CLIPPER SHIPS BUILT IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 1850 TO 1857 INCLUSIVE
  28. 28.Appendix II RECORD PASSAGES OF THE CALIFORNIA CLIPPER SHIPS MADE IN 110 DAYS OR LESS FROM 1850 TO 1860, INCLUSIVE
  29. 29.Appendix III CHINA TEA CLIPPERS, 1859-1869
  30. 30.Appendix IV RULES FOR TONNAGE MEASUREMENTS
  31. 31.INDEX

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