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Flying Cloud The True Story of America's Most Famous Clipper Ship and the Woman
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Flying Cloud The True Story of America's Most Famous Clipper Ship and the Woman Who Guided Her Hardcover - 2000

by Shaw, David W


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In 1851, Elanor Creesy, in a position almost unheard of for a woman in the mid-nineteenth century, served as the navigator on the maiden voyage of the clipper ship Flying Cloud -- traveling from New York to San Francisco in only eighty-nine days. This swift passage set a world record that went unbroken for more than a century. Upon arrival in San Francisco, Flying Cloud became an enduring symbol of a young nation's frontier spirit. Illustrated with original maps and charts as well as historical photographs, David Shaw's compelling narrative captures the drama of this maritime adventure.

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The surf broke steadily on the east side of Sandy Hook, carry sinewy lines of foam and bits of kelp up the hard-packed beach toward the high-water mark.

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  • Title Flying Cloud The True Story of America's Most Famous Clipper Ship and the Woman Who Guided Her
  • Author Shaw, David W
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 290
  • Publisher William Morrow & Company, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
  • Date June 20, 2000
  • ISBN 9780688167936
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