Fairburn, William Armstrong

Merchant sail Volume 3 William Armstrong Fairburn - Center Lovell, Maine Fairburn Marine Educational Foundation 1945-55 - 1585 - 2158 p. - Merchant sail Volume III .

Unites States merchant sail in the China, Australia, Manila, and India trades; development of the schooner rig and its use in coastwise service; last days of deep-sea sail

United States merchant sail--
types, models, and rigs; clippers and square-riggers of the post-clipper period; speed of sailing vessels; the clipper ship era and the California trade --


History--United States



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