The clipper ship era / an epitome of famous American and British clipper ships, their owners, builders, commanders, and crews, 1843-1869 Papyras Classics

The clipper ship era / an epitome of famous American and British clipper ships, their owners, builders, commanders, and crews, 1843-1869

by Arthur H. Clark

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Contents

  1. Preface
  2. Chapter I. American Shipping to the Close of the War of 1812
  3. Chapter II. British Shipping After 1815—The East India Company
  4. Chapter III. The North Atlantic Packet Ships, 1815-1850
  5. Chapter IV. Opium Clippers and Early Clipper Ships, 1832-1848
  6. Chapter V. Two Early Clipper Ship Commanders
  7. Chapter VI. The Repeal of the British Navigation Laws—The “Oriental”
  8. Chapter VII. The Rush for California—A Sailing Day
  9. Chapter VIII. The Clipper Ship Crews
  10. Chapter IX. California Clippers of 1850 and Their Commanders—Maury’s Wind and Current Charts
  11. Chapter X. California Clippers of 1851 and Their Commanders—A Day on Board the “Witch of the Wave”
  12. Chapter XI. California Clipper Passages of 1851
  13. Chapter XII. American Competition with Great Britain in the China Trade
  14. Chapter XIII. California Clippers of 1852—The “Sovereign of the Seas”
  15. Chapter XIV. California Clippers of 1853
  16. Chapter XV. The “Great Republic” and the “Dreadnought”
  17. Chapter XVI. American Clippers of 1854 and 1855
  18. Chapter XVII. Australian Voyages, 1851-1854
  19. Chapter XVIII. Australian Clippers, 1854-1856
  20. Chapter XIX. Last Years of the American Clipper Ship Era—Summary of California Passages
  21. Chapter XX. The Greatness and the Decline of the American Merchant Marine
  22. Chapter XXI. The Later British Tea Clippers
  23. Chapter XXII. The Fate of the Clipper Ships
  24. Appendix I California Clipper Ships Built in the United States from 1850 to 1857 Inclusive
  25. Appendix II Record Passages of the California Clipper Ships Made in 110 Days or Less from 1850 to 1860, Inclusive
  26. Appendix III China Tea Clippers, 1859-1869
  27. Appendix IV Rules for Tonnage Measurements

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