Historian Glenn A. Knoblock is the author of many works of New England, New Hampshire, and transportation history. A lecturer for the New Hampshire Humanities, he lives in Wolfeboro Falls, New Hampshire.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments viiiIntroduction 1Part One: The History of the ClipperI. Westward Ho: The Coming of the Clipper 6II. Challenge: The Design of a Clipper Ship 17III. Young Mechanic: The Building of a Clipper Ship 39IV. Architect: The Clipper Ship Builders 70V. Intrepid: Clipper Ship Commanders, Crew and Passengers 80VI. Wild Rover: Clipper Ship Voyages and Trade 129VII. Titan: Clipper Ship Owners and Agents 159VIII. Sweepstakes: Fast Passages and Record Setting VoyagesIX. Hurricane: Shipwrecks and Other Noteworthy Clipper EventsX. Twilight: The End of the American Clipper Ship Era 232Part Two: Clipper Builders and Their Ships by State 255Bibliography 355Index 359

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