The Last True Clipper - Wagner, Dick
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The last United States-built clipper ship was constructed in 1874 in the small shipbuilding town of North Bend Oregon. Hailed for its record-breaking speed from Astoria to Liverpool, its journeys ended a mere 4 years after construction under interesting circumstances. The Last True Clipper details everything that we know about the last of these speedy vessels: detailed specifications, construction, operation, and its eventual end.

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The last United States-built clipper ship was constructed in 1874 in the small shipbuilding town of North Bend Oregon. Hailed for its record-breaking speed from Astoria to Liverpool, its journeys ended a mere 4 years after construction under interesting circumstances. The Last True Clipper details everything that we know about the last of these speedy vessels: detailed specifications, construction, operation, and its eventual end.
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Autorenporträt
Dick Wagner holds a Ph.D of International Studies from the University of Denver, and taught Political Science at the University of Arizona from 1964 till 1981. In the early eighties he moved to Coos Bay Oregon, and his interest in the history of the region set sail. His latest book 'The Last True Clipper: Western Shore - the Oregon Clipper' is another installment in his ongoing quest to preserve and highlight the lesser known stories of Oregon's South coast.