It describes the most adventurous period of activity, a century ago.
Captain Arthur H.Clark, "The Clipper Ship Era" (1910).

A thrilling, spray-swept, true story.

Far and away the best account of the clipper, by a man who was an officer of one in his youth.
Robert Bennet Forbes, "Notes on Ships of the Past" (1888).

Random facts and memories of a famous Boston ship-owner.

It is valuable for its records of noteworthy passages.
Captain John D.Whidden, "Ocean Life in the Old Sailing Ship Days" (1908).