Length10h 47m
About this audiobook
This book provides the story of all the clippers that ever sailed the seas. Each vessel's measurements and best runs are recorded here. The ships are grouped by destinations, California, China, and Australia. Some of the races these greyhounds of the sea participated in are dramatically told. Sadly, the demise of these ships is also described. Four appendix list and provide details of every Clipper. A very interesting and enjoyable book. (Amazon)
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GenreTravel, Science and Nature
Length10 hrs 47 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 24, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PREFACE
2ILLUSTRATIONS
3CHAPTER I AMERICAN SHIPPING TO THE CLOSE OF THE WAR OF 1812
4CHAPTER II BRITISH SHIPPING AFTER 1815—THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
5CHAPTER III THE NORTH ATLANTIC PACKET SHIPS, 1815-1850
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6CHAPTER IV OPIUM CLIPPERS AND EARLY CLIPPER SHIPS, 1832-1848
7CHAPTER V TWO EARLY CLIPPER SHIP COMMANDERS
8CHAPTER VI THE REPEAL OF THE BRITISH NAVIGATION LAWS—THE “ORIENTAL”
9CHAPTER VII THE RUSH FOR CALIFORNIA—A SAILING DAY
10CHAPTER VIII THE CLIPPER SHIP CREWS
11CHAPTER IX CALIFORNIA CLIPPERS OF 1850 AND THEIR COMMANDERS—MAURY’S WIND AND CURRENT CHARTS
12CHAPTER X CALIFORNIA CLIPPERS OF 1851 AND THEIR COMMANDERS—A DAY ON BOARD THE “WITCH OF THE WAVE”
13CHAPTER XI CALIFORNIA CLIPPER PASSAGES OF 1851
14CHAPTER XII AMERICAN COMPETITION WITH GREAT BRITAIN IN THE CHINA TRADE
15CHAPTER XIII CALIFORNIA CLIPPERS OF 1852—THE “SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS”
16CHAPTER XIV CALIFORNIA CLIPPERS OF 1853
17CHAPTER XV THE “GREAT REPUBLIC” AND THE “DREADNOUGHT”
18CHAPTER XVI AMERICAN CLIPPERS OF 1854 AND 1855
19CHAPTER XVII AUSTRALIAN VOYAGES, 1851-1854
20CHAPTER XVIII AUSTRALIAN CLIPPERS, 1854-1856
21CHAPTER XIX LAST YEARS OF THE AMERICAN CLIPPER SHIP ERA—SUMMARY OF CALIFORNIA PASSAGES
22CHAPTER XX THE GREATNESS AND THE DECLINE OF THE AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINE
23CHAPTER XXI THE LATER BRITISH TEA CLIPPERS
24CHAPTER XXII THE FATE OF THE CLIPPER SHIPS
25Appendix I CALIFORNIA CLIPPER SHIPS BUILT IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 1850 TO 1857 INCLUSIVE
26Appendix II RECORD PASSAGES OF THE CALIFORNIA CLIPPER SHIPS MADE IN 110 DAYS OR LESS FROM 1850 TO 1860, INCLUSIVE
27Appendix III CHINA TEA CLIPPERS, 1859-1869
28Appendix IV RULES FOR TONNAGE MEASUREMENTS
29FOOTNOTES:
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