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British & American clippers : a comparison of their design, construction and performance in the 1850s / David R. MacGregor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- MacGregor, David R. (David Roy)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Clipper ships.
- Physical Description:
- 192 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm
- Other Title:
- British and American clippers.
- Place of Publication:
- Annapolis, MD : Naval Institute Press, 1993.
- Summary:
- This book concentrates on the two principal rival nations, Britain and America, that saw tremendous building activity during the ship's heyday from the discovery of gold in California in 1849 until the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869.
- Notes:
- Bibliography: pages 188-190.
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 1557500843
- OCLC:
- 30331768
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