Clipper Ships and the Golden age of Sail: Races and Rivalries on the Nineteenth Century High Seas [Audiobook] download free by Sam Jefferson
- Listen audiobook: Clipper Ships and the Golden age of Sail: Races and Rivalries on the Nineteenth Century High Seas
- Author: Sam Jefferson
- Release date: 2014/3/7
- Publisher: BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC
- Language: English
- Genre or Collection: Transportation
- ISBN: 9781472900289
- Rating: 7.82 of 10
- Votes: 236
- Review by: Lillie Cotter
- Review rating: 8.96 of 10
- Review Date: 2018/11/28
- Duration: 2H56M33S in 256 kbps (48 MB)
- Date of creation of the audiobook: 2018-08-09
- You can listen to this audiobook in formats: MP3, WAV, WMA, FLAC, MPEG4, ATRAC, AIFF, AC3 (compression CPIO, BZ2, ZIP, RAR, TAR.BZ2)
- Total pages original book: 240
- Includes a PDF summary of 21 pages
- Duration of the summary (audio): 16M (4.2 MB)
- Description or summary of the audiobook: 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 tradeA hell ship voyage with 'Bully' Waterman, one of the most successful and notorious captains of the eraMarco Polo, the fastest ship in the world - her rise to prominence and subsequent declineMary Patten's battle with Cape Horn - a lady captain takes charge in a very male worldMutiny 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 milesThe Sir Lancelot defies the odds - her eccentric captains and rivalry with the legendary ThermopylaeThe Cutty Sark's longest voyageFirst-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.
- Other categories, genre or collection: International Trade, Maritime History, Ships & Shipping, Sailing, International Economics, Modern History To 20th Century: C 1700 To C 1900
- Download servers: MEGA, Hotfile, BitShare, Mediafire, JustBeamit. Compressed in CPIO, BZ2, ZIP, RAR, TAR.BZ2
- Format: Hardback
- Approximate value: 46.82 USD
- Dimensions: 215x280x22.86mm
- Weight: 1,234g
- Printed by: Adlard Coles Nautical
- Published in: London, United Kingdom
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