Barons of the sea : and their race to build the world's fastest clipper ship

Ujifusa, Steven (author.).

Item details

ISBN: 9781476745978
ISBN: 1476745978
Physical Description: print
xiv, 427 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2018.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Prologue: the patriarch -- The Canton Silver Cup -- Breaking into the family -- Opium hostages -- Yankees in Gotham -- Mazeppa and the problem child -- Captain Nat -- Family pressure under sail -- Memnon: Delano's California bet -- Enter Donald McKay -- Grinnell grabs the Flying Cloud -- At the starting line -- Around the world -- Frightful to look aloft: sovereign of the seas -- Great Republic -- Hill and river -- Surprise and danger -- Glory of the Seas -- Keeping it in the family.

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Subject:

Clipper ships United States History 19th century
Merchant marine United States History 19th century
Shipping United States History 19th century

Genre:

History.

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