The story of the clipper ship

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1996

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History of the clipper, from the launching of Donald Mckay's first design in 1846 to the final victory of steam over sail. A portrayal of the era when no man was a real sailor until he had rounded Cape Horn, and when ships raced one another to the Orient to capture the tea trade.

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