The American-Built Clipper Ship, 1850-1856
Subtitle: Characteristics, Construction, and Details
Publisher: Intl Marine Pub
Published: October 1, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 530
ISBN-13: 9780070145016
Subjects: Marine engineering; Shipbuilding technology & engineering; Ships & shipping: general interest; United States; Commercial Ship Design And Construction; Transportation; Sociology; History; Ships & Shipbuilding - General; Clipper ships
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.