British and American Clippers A Comparison of Their Design, Construction and Performance in the 1850s

by David R. MacGregor

$50 · Offered by Back Creek Books

annapolis : Naval Institute Press, 1993 . First American Edition. Black and White Photographs, Scaled Drawings. Hardcover. Folio. 192 pages. Fascinating analytical study of the rivalry in fast shipping that sprang from the discovery of gold in California. MacGregor, a talented draftsman, uses his own drawings when possible to describe and compare

• Binding: Hardcover

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