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  • The clipper ship era

    "The Clipper Ship Era" by Arthur H. Clark is a captivating exploration of the golden age of clipper ships, which revolutionized maritime trade in the 19th century. Clark delves into the design, construction, and operation of these swift vessels, highlighting their significance in enhancing global commerce. The book paints a vivid picture of the daring sailors and ambitious shipbuilders who ... Leer más

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  • The Clipper Ship Era

    THE deeds that have made the Clipper Ship Era a glorious memory were wrought by the ship-builders and master mariners of the United States and Great Britain, for the flag of no other nation was represented in this spirited contest upon the sea. In order, therefore, to form an intelligent idea of this era, it is necessary to review the condition of the merchant marine of the two countries for a ... Leer más

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  • The Clipper Ship Era

    Series series Classics To Go
    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 ... Leer más

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  • Under Full Sail

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    How the mighty clipper ships transformed Australia from convict outpost to a nation.More than one million Australians can trace their heritage to the migrant ships of the mid-to-late 19th century...The story of the Clipper ships, and the tens of thousands of migrants they bought to the Australian colony of the nineteenth century, is one of the world's great migration stories. For anyone who ... Leer más

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  • Flinders

    The Man Who Mapped Australia

    de Rob Mundle ...
    The fascinating story of the exceptional maritime explorer, Matthew Flinders - the man who put Australia on the map.Shipwrecks, storms, death and danger - Matthew Flinders encountered it all on his courageous quest to circumnavigate and chart the treacherous Terra Australis coastline.From the drama of epic voyages and devastating shipwrecks; his part in the naming of Australia; his cruel ... Leer más

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  • The Pirate Hunter

    The True Story of Captain Kidd

    de Richard Zacks ...
    A gripping look at the life of the seventeenth-century sea captain and the never-before-told story of his hunt for the ruthless pirate Robert Culliford."A richly detailed nautical thriller . . . combines exciting escapism with thought-provoking history." —James Bamford, author of The Puzzle Palace and Body of SecretsA Time Magazine Best Book of the YearCaptain Kidd has gone down in history ... ... Leer más

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  • Shipwrecked!

    Deadly Adventures and Disasters at Sea

    For readers who relish the image of clinging to a sinking makeshift raft while fighting off sword-wielding and delirious mutineers wrenching the last cask of water from a sailor's sun-scorched hands (while sharks circle in famished anticipation), Shipwrecked! Adventures and Disasters at Sea is an irresistible read. A heady voyage through human suffering at the hands of unforgiving oceans, cruel ... Leer más

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  • Stockwin's Maritime Miscellany

    A Ditty Bag of Wonders from the Golden Age of Sail

    Lt Cdr Julian Stockwin shares his love and knowledge of the sea in this entertaining collection of maritime stories and little-known trivia. Featuring nautical facts and feats, including superstitions at sea, the history of animals on the waves - until 1975 when all animals were banned from Royal Navy ships - and how the inventor of the umbrella helped man the British Navy, it is packed with ... Leer más

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  • Plunder & Pillage

    Atlantic Canada's Brutal and Bloodthirsty Pirates and Privateers

    For over three hundred years, lawlessness in Canada flourished off Canada's east coast. Pirates roamed the North Atlantic, and master storyteller Harold Horwood recounts their action-filled careers, crimes and violent deaths. Privateerslicenced by governments to harass the enemyaimed to capture enemy ships and plunder their cargo.Among the characters readers meet in these pages are the folk hero, ... Leer más

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  • Sailing Alone around the World

    de Joshua Slocum ...
    The classic travel narrative of a Don Quixote-of-the-seas – the first man to circumnavigate the world singlehandedly.Joshua Slocum’s autobiographical account of his solo trip around the world is one of the most remarkable – and entertaining – travel narratives of all time. Setting off alone from Boston aboard the thirty-six-foot wooden sloop Spray in April 1895, Captain Slocum went on to join the ... Leer más

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  • The Kidnapped Prince

    The Life of Olaudah Equiano

    de Ann Cameron ...
    Kidnapped at the age of 11 from his home in Benin, Africa, Olaudah Equiano spent the next 11 years as a slave in England, the U.S., and the West Indies, until he was able to buy his freedom. His autobiography, published in 1789, was a bestseller in its own time. Cameron has modernized and shortened it while remaining true to the spirit of the original. It's a gripping story of adventure, betrayal, ... Leer más

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