Name/Title
Merchant SailEntry/Object ID
WHC 2012.30Secondary Title
in six volumesDescription
V. 1. Early days of exploration and the influence of shipbuilding in development of the American colonies; the merchant marine during the Revolution; the challenging period between the wars with Britain; raids of the Barbary states on the commerce of the young republic and the establishment of the U.S. Navy --
V. 2. War of 1812; pre-eminence of U.S. commerce before the Civil War; fisheries and whaling; U.S. world leadership in scientific navigation; the sailing packet era; steam navigation; the clipper ship era and the rise and decline of the U.S. merchant marine --
V. 3. United States merchant sail--types, models, and rigs; clippers and square-riggers of the post-clipper period; speed of sailing vessels; the clipper ship era and the California trade --
V. 4. Unites States merchant sail in the China, Australia, Manila, and India trades; development of the schooner rig and its use in coastwise service; last days of deep-sea sail --
V. 5. United States wood shipbuilders and shipbuilding centers druing the days of the young republic and throughout the nineteenth century, with the production of sailing vessels, including packets, clippers, and down easters --
V. 6. Appendixes I and II: Owners of clipper ships and a record of the clippers that they owned; Appendix III: Ship-designing, building and operating experience of the author during the transition period in the American marine, both mercantile and naval, from wood to steel and from sail to steam; bibliography; index of vessels / compiled by B. K. Reed and E. F. Hunt; general index.
Physical Description: 6 v. (xix, 4179 pages) : chart, tables ; 29 cmCollection
Camden Public Library CollectionCataloged By
Heather BilodeauAcquisition
Accession
WHC 2012.30Source or Donor
Camden Public LibraryAcquisition Method
TransferLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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BookNomenclature Sub-Class
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Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Shipbuilding, ShipsSearch Terms
United States -- History, Naval., Merchant marine -- United States -- History., Shipbuilding -- United States -- History, United States -- Commission.Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Other NumberOther Number
31896000958011Book Details
Author
Fairburn, William Armstrong, Naval architect and marine engineer, University of Glasgow, 1897Publisher
Fairburn Marine Educational Foundation, Inc.Place Published
Location
Center Lovell, MaineDate Published
1945 - 1955Publication Language
EnglishCall No.
LA 387 FaiSpine Label
LA
387
FaiLocation
Location
Cabinet
Glass Bookcase - rightWall
Local ArchivesBuilding
Walsh History CenterCategory
PermanentDate
October 21, 2025General Notes
Note
Status: OK
Status By: Heather Bilodeau
Status Date: 2012-08-30Created By
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August 30, 2012Updated By
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October 26, 2025