Clipper Ships and the Golden Age of Sail: Races and Rivalries on the Nineteenth Century High Seas
- ISBN-10
- 1472900286
- ISBN-13
- 9781472900289
- Category
- Transportation
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-11-04
- Publisher
- A&C Black
- Author
- Sam Jefferson
Description
A beautiful illustrated history of the most exciting and compelling races and rivalries of the clipper ship era, featuring the stories of legendary boats such as Marco Polo and the Cutty Sark.
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- 2014-10-09
- 240 pages
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- 2014-10-09
- 240 pages
- Ebook
- Bloomsbury Publishing
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