Flying Cloud : the true story of America's most famous clipper ship and the woman who guided her /

Recounts the history of the clipper ship that set a speed record in 1851 that would last more than a century, and describes the role of Eleanor Creesy, who was the ship's regular navigator as well as the captain's wife.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Shaw, David W., 1961- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : W. Morrow, [2000]
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Creesy, Eleanor, > 1814-1900. Flying Cloud (Clipper-ship) Creesy, Eleanor, > 1814-1900 Women sailors > Biography. Femmes marins > Biographies. Women sailors. Biography Biographies.
Online Access:	Contributor biographical information