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02387aam a2200349 i 4500 001 41CC8164ED3011E78644BA0B97128E48 003 SILO 005 20171230010220 008 131028s2014 ncua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2013042895 020 $a 0786471123 020 $a 9780786471126 035 $a (OCoLC)861966452 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d NYP $d UtOrBLW $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- $0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/n-us 050 00 $a VK23 $b .K57 2014 082 00 $a 387.2/24 $2 23 100 1 $a Knoblock, Glenn A., $e author. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96089737 245 14 $a The American clipper ship, 1845-1920 : $b a comprehensive history, with a listing of builders and their ships / $c Glenn A. Knoblock. 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c [2014] 300 $a viii, 367 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 26 cm 520 $a "This work offers a new and comprehensive account of the fastest and most beautiful sailing ships ever built. It explores the quest for speed on the seas from the early 1800s through the fast-paced times of the 1850s. Their builders in East Coast states from Maine to Florida are discussed in detail "-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-358) and index. 505 0 $a The history of the clipper -- Westward Ho: the coming of the clipper -- Challenge: the design of a clipper ship -- Young Mechanic: the building of a clipper ship -- Architect: the clipper ship builders -- Intrepid: clipper ship commanders, crew and passengers -- Wild Rover: clipper ship voyages and trade -- Titan: clipper ship owners and agents -- Sweepstakes: fast passages and record setting voyages -- Hurricane: shipwrecks and other noteworthy clipper events -- Twilight: the end of the American clipper ship era -- Clipper builders and their ships by state. 650 0 $a Clipper ships $z United States $x History. 650 0 $a Merchant marine $z United States $x History $y 19th century. 650 0 $a Merchant marine $z United States $x History $y 20th century. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010101516 650 0 $a Shipbuilding $z Atlantic Coast (U.S.) $x History. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191213020849.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=41CC8164ED3011E78644BA0B97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search