Download or read book China Tea Clippers written by George Frederick Campbell and published by Coles Publishing. This book was released on 1974-01-01 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intimately detailed description of the great sailing ships designed for fast passages. The drawings elucidate the architecture and handling. An International Marine book for sailors, modelers, and commercial and marine historians. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Download or read book China Tea Clippers written by George Campbell and published by International Marine Publishing Company. This book was released on 1990-02-01 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surveys the development of the nineteenth-century ships that competed in the tea trade between America and England and the Far East, detailing advances in design, construction, rigging, sail plans, and deck and other arrangements

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Download or read book When America First Met China An Exotic History of Tea Drugs and Money in the Age of Sail written by Eric Jay Dolin and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2012-09-10 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of the relationship between America and China back to its earliest days, when the United States traded with China for furs, opium, and rare sea cucumbers, but left an ecological and human rights disaster that still reverberates today.

Download or read book The Clipper Ships of the Nineteenth Century written by Angus Mac Kinnon and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Tea Clippers an Account of the China Tea Trade and of Some of the British Sailing Ships Engaged in it from 1849 to 1869 by David R MacGregor Foreword by W L A Derby written by David Roy Mac Gregor and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book China Tea Clippers Illustrated by the author written by George Frederick CAMPBELL and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Tea Clippers An Account of the China Tea Trade and of Some of the British Sailing Ships Engaged in it from 1849 to 1869 With Drawings by the Author written by David Roy MacGregor and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Clipper Ships and the Golden Age of Sail written by Sam Jefferson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-09 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the era of commercial sail, clipper ships were the ultimate expression of speed and grace. Racing out to the gold fields of America and Australia, and breaking speed records carrying tea back from China, the ships combined beauty with breathtaking performance. With over 200 gorgeous paintings and illustrations, and thrilling descriptions of the adventures and races on the water, this beautiful book brings the era vividly to life. Chapters include: The origins of the clippers - from the gold rush to the tea trade A hell ship voyage with 'Bully' Waterman, one of the most successful and notorious captains of the era Marco Polo, the fastest ship in the world - her rise to prominence and subsequent decline Mary Patten's battle with Cape Horn - a lady captain takes charge in a very male world Mutiny aboard the 'wild boat of the Atlantic' The great China tea race of 1866 - an amazingly close race across the world, only decided in the final few miles The Sir Lancelot defies the odds - her eccentric captains and rivalry with the legendary Thermopylae The Cutty Sark's longest voyage First-hand accounts, newspaper reports and log entries add fascinating eyewitness detail, whilst the stunning images show how the designs of these thoroughbreds developed over the years. A wonderful read and worthy celebration of these racehorses of the sea.