Harnessing the wind : Captain Thomas Mitchell of the Aberdeen White Star Line
Carnegie, Hazel1991
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An account of seafaring life in the age of the great clippers of the mid-19th century, based on the logbooks, letters and photographs of Captain Thomas Mitchell.
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Author:
Carnegie, Hazel, authorUniversity of Aberdeen Central Printing Service, designer
Edition:
Re-issued to commemorate the visit of the Cutty Sark Tall Ships to Aberdeen in August 1991.
Imprint:
Aberdeen : Aberdeen University Press, 1991.
Collation:
68 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm.
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Notes:
ISBN: 0906265037.
Contents:
Introduction - - The history of the clipper ships - - The Aberdeen White Star Line - - The training of a master mariner - - Thomas' family - - The trades - - Thomas Mitchell, marine biologist - - A royal incident - - The new ship - - The final days.
ISBN:
0906265037
Local class:
941.25F2 MIT387.5
Language:
English
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BRN:
524294
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