Pride of Baltimore: The Story of the Baltimore Clippers

by Thomas C. Gillmer

Book Overview

Arguably the most beautiful sailing ships of all times, the rakish Baltimore clippers had an influence on American history and naval architecture far out of proportion to their brief lifespan. During the War of 1812, their dramatically superior speed enabled privateersmen to repeatedly destroy heavily escorted British convoys. One audacious American commander even went so far as to nail a notice to the door of Lloyd's of London declaring the British...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0070237115
• ISBN13: 9780070237117
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: International Marine Publishing
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.4" x 9.2"