| Pride of Baltimore: The Story of the Baltimore Clippers : 1800-1990 |  | Author: Thomas C. Gillmer
Publisher: Intl Marine Pub
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 1352018
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 7.5 x 1
ISBN: 0877423091
Dewey Decimal Number: 387.2240973
EAN: 9780877423096
ASIN: 0877423091
Publication Date: March 1992
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Condition: An ex-library used copy. Pages clear except for a few library markings. Cover clear. Softly worn edges and corners. Binding solid and tight.
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Book Description
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 Isles under siege! The losses suffered by British commerce were catastrophic. Far more than the highly publicized battles between British and American frigates like the Java and the Constitution, the depredations of the Baltimore clippers helped bring the War of 1812 to a close.
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