Barons of the Sea: The Race to Build the World's Fastest Clipper Ship

from Preble Hall · host Claude Berube, Steven Ujifusa

Preble Hall is produced by the United States Naval Academy Museumhttp://usna.edu/museumhttp://www.facebook.com/usnamuseum/https://twitter.com/usnamuseumA History of the Navy in 100 Objects from the USNA Museumhttps://www.usna.edu/100Objects/index.phpHost: Dr. Claude Berube, Director, US Naval Academy MuseumDate recorded: 21 September 2020

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Author Steven Ujifusa discusses his second book, "Barons of the Sea: And their race to build the world's fastest clipper ship." In this episode Ufifusa ties in the Canton trade of the 1830s, the merchants who became the wealthiest families, the design of the ships, and their impact on the Pacific trade and the Civil War

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