An intimately detailed description of the great sailing ships designed for fast passages. The drawings elucidate the architecture and handling. An International

This book is an effort to preserve the records of the most perfect type of sailing ship at the very height of its development, and it has been written entirely

Traces the history of the relationship between America and China back to its earliest days, when the United States traded with China for furs, opium, and rare s

“A fascinating, fast-paced history…full of remarkable characters and incredible stories” about the nineteenth-century American dynasties who battled for d