The American-Built Clipper Ship, 1850-1856
Subtitle: Characteristics, Construction, and Details
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Published: February 25, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 544
ISBN-13: 9780071358231
Subjects: Maritime History; Shipbuilding technology & engineering; c 1800 to c 1900; Ship Design And Construction; Transportation; History - General History; United States; History: American; Ships & Shipbuilding - History; Models; Crafts & Hobbies : Models; History / General; Transportation : Ships & Shipbuilding - History; Ships & Shipbuilding - Pictorial; 19th century; Clipper ships; History
First sentence: THE LIFE OF A SHIP begins when an individual or organization decides upon the need or desire for such a vehicle to further the pursuit of pleasure or profit-in the case of the American-built clipper ship, the quest for profit in merchant shipping, and the quest for progress and product development on the part of the designer and shipbuilder.