Modern History
The clipper ship era / an epitome of famous American and British clipper ships, their owners, builders, commanders, and crews, 1843-1869
Arthur H. Clark · narrated by Moss
2026
13h 16m
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Arthur H. Clark chronicles the glory years of the clipper ship, 1843 to 1869, when these graceful racers set records around the Horn. He names the owners, builders, captains and crews who drove the last great age of sail. A definitive tribute to the fastest wooden ships ever built.
Inside this audiobook
19 chapters
- 1The Clipper Ship Era51m
- 2CHAPTER III THE NORTH ATLANTIC PACKET SHIPS, 1815-18501h 5m
- 3CHAPTER V TWO EARLY CLIPPER SHIP COMMANDERS1h 23m
- 4CHAPTER VII THE RUSH FOR CALIFORNIA—A SAILING DAY55m
- 5CHAPTER IX CALIFORNIA CLIPPERS OF 1850 AND THEIR COMMANDERS—MAURY’S WIND AND CURRENT CHARTS1h 10m
- 6CHAPTER XI CALIFORNIA CLIPPER PASSAGES OF 18511h 1m
- 7CHAPTER XIII CALIFORNIA CLIPPERS OF 1852—THE “SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS”59m
- 8CHAPTER XV THE “GREAT REPUBLIC” AND THE “DREADNOUGHT”50m
- 9CHAPTER XVII AUSTRALIAN VOYAGES, 1851-185458m
- 10CHAPTER XIX LAST YEARS OF THE AMERICAN CLIPPER SHIP ERA—SUMMARY OF CALIFORNIA PASSAGES1h 6m
- 11CHAPTER XXII THE FATE OF THE CLIPPER SHIPS49m
- 12Appendix II RECORD PASSAGES OF THE CALIFORNIA CLIPPER SHIPS MADE IN 110 DAYS OR LESS FROM 1850 TO 1860, INCLUSIVE9m
- 13Chapter 1319m
- 14Chapter 1419m
- 15Chapter 1519m
- 16Chapter 1619m
- 17Chapter 1719m
- 18Chapter 1814m
- 19Chapter 1910m
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