clipper ships

Story of the long and prosperous career of the clipper ship Red Jacket built in Rockland Maine in 1853 and launched on November 2, 1853 on a journey from New York to Liverpool.

Captain Murdock is accompanied by his wife and children as he commands a clipper ship from New York to San Francisco.

On their second adventure, Red the Time Dragon transports Joe and Lilly to the Flying Cloud, a clipper ship on a record-setting trip from New York to San Francisco in 1851.

When his father loses his fortune, a boy is taken on by a famous shipbuilder and eventually makes a maiden, record-breaking trip around Cape Horn on the "Flying Cloud.".

Recounts the history and specifications of thirty-six sailing ships built between 1851 and 1902. Illustrated with oil paintings of each ship.

Traces the history of American clipper ships, describes the ships, and discusses the lives of the captain, crew, and passengers at sea.

Profusely illustrated text discusses the clipper ships that dominated the world's sailing routes in the last half of the nineteenth century.