Colonial conditions -- The young republic -- Democracy afloat -- The early Federalist period -- Fast ships and the War of 1812 -- New transportation problems -- The "railroad route" to Europe -- Sailing records after 1815 -- Speed to China -- The Baltimore clipper -- Evolution and the influence of the packet -- The new China packets, 1840-1845 -- The clipper packets, 1845-1846 -- Boom days in America, 1847-1849 -- 'Round Cape Horn, 1849 -- The first California clippers, 1850 -- The British tea trade, 1850 -- Fast California passages, 1851 -- Flying Cloud and Challenge, 1851 -- Oriental trade expansion, 1851 -- Australian gold, 1851 -- California races, 1852 -- New China records, 1852 -- A deep sea derby, 1852-3 -- Flood tide, 1853 -- Ominous signs, 1853 -- Commercial depression, 1854 -- Liquidation begins, 1855 -- Lengthening shadows, 1856 -- Commercial panic and civil strife, 1857 -- Renewing the contest, 1858 -- Last great voyages, 1859.
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