Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, a volume of original, historic and descriptive writings showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress (1901)
Boyd, James Penny, 1836-1910 · Philadelphia, A. J. Holman & co · leaf 526
ction and operation of suchships the Americans had special advantages and manifested peculiar ingenu-ity. For forty years the American sailing clipper, whose fine lines made itstanch and speedy, had been the type and model of excellence in ship-building ; but before the middle of the century the… … A CLIPPER SHIP. the present day, — six changes which mark the epochs in the history of thesubstitution of steam and steel for sail and wood. The first step in the evo-lution was taken when the steam engine and the paddle-wheel took the placeof wind and sails. Like most epoch-making changes, this…
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