Flying Cloud: The True Story of America's Most Famous Clipper Ship and the Woman Who Guided Her
by David W. Shaw
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0060934786
- ISBN 13
- 9780060934781
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Baldwinsville, New York, United States
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Synopsis
In 1851, Elanor Creesy, in a position almost unheard of for a woman in the mid-nineteenth century, served as the navigator on the maiden voyage of the clipper ship Flying Cloud -- traveling from New York to San Francisco in only eighty-nine days. This swift passage set a world record that went unbroken for more than a century. Upon arrival in San Francisco, Flying Cloud became an enduring symbol of a young nation's frontier spirit. Illustrated with original maps and charts as well as historical photographs, David Shaw's compelling narrative captures the drama of this maritime adventure.
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- Bookseller
- Singularity Rare & Fine (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 61885
- Title
- Flying Cloud: The True Story of America's Most Famous Clipper Ship and the Woman Who Guided Her
- Author
- David W. Shaw
- Illustrator
- Charles Vickery, Margaret Westergaard
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0060934786
- ISBN 13
- 9780060934781
- Publisher
- Perennial (HarperCollins)
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
- Pages
- 319
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- General, Historical Geography, Expeditions & Discoveries, "Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)", Maritime, North America, 19th Century, General, Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- Bookseller catalogs
- History / Government / Political / Societal;
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