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

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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
Description
Summary: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.
Physical Description:xxviii, 290 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-284) and index.
ISBN:0688167934
9780688167936