The Challenge /
Whipple, A. B. C. 1918-2013.
The Challenge / A.B.C. Whipple. - First edition - 320 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 298-311) and index.
A radical new ship design -- The Cape Horn sweepstakes -- A challenge to the Challenge -- Tracking the world's winds -- A special breed of captain -- Trouble in the forecastle -- Challenge vs. Flying Cloud I -- Challenge vs. Flying Cloud II -- Chase, riot, and a "Waterfront jury" -- Aftermath -- Survivors.
0688071120 9780688071127
87001583
Challenge (Clipper)
Voyages to the Pacific coast.
Clipper ships--History--United States--19th century
Seafaring life--History--United States--19th century
Mutiny--History--United States--19th century
The Challenge / A.B.C. Whipple. - First edition - 320 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 298-311) and index.
A radical new ship design -- The Cape Horn sweepstakes -- A challenge to the Challenge -- Tracking the world's winds -- A special breed of captain -- Trouble in the forecastle -- Challenge vs. Flying Cloud I -- Challenge vs. Flying Cloud II -- Chase, riot, and a "Waterfront jury" -- Aftermath -- Survivors.
0688071120 9780688071127
87001583
Challenge (Clipper)
Voyages to the Pacific coast.
Clipper ships--History--United States--19th century
Seafaring life--History--United States--19th century
Mutiny--History--United States--19th century