Project Gutenberg 2016-08-25 Public domain in the USA. 151 Lubbock, Basil 1876 1944 Lubbock, Alfred Basil Lubbock, A. Basil 22000203 The Colonial Clippers Produced by deaurider, Brian Wilcox and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Colonial Clippers" by Basil Lubbock is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the fascinating history and development of colonial clipper ships, which played a significant role in the expansion of the British Empire, particularly focusing on their journeys to Australia and New Zealand during the gold rush era. At the start of the book, Lubbock sets the stage by highlighting the adventurous spirit of pioneers and the importance of gold in driving colonization. He recounts the dismal conditions faced by emigrants before the discovery of gold in Australia in the early 1850s, detailing the hardships of long voyages aboard overcrowded and poorly equipped ships. The narrative transitions into a pivotal moment in history with the gold rush, illustrating how it transformed shipping practices and led to a surge in demand for faster, more efficient vessels. Through vivid descriptions, Lubbock paints a picture of both the glory and the challenges of the shipping industry during this transformative period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Merchant marine -- Great Britain Clipper ships VK Text Browsing: Engineering & Construction Browsing: History - British Browsing: Science - General 1574171 1573946 2024-09-22T05:22:13.308214 2023-09-23T04:02:25.181274 text/html text/html 1588004 2016-08-25T14:57:52 text/html; charset=utf-8 26842156 2016-08-25T14:58:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 27878616 2024-09-22T05:22:58.516033 application/epub+zip 27843832 2024-09-22T05:22:20.486268 application/epub+zip 555808 2024-09-22T05:22:16.448235 application/epub+zip 28111556 2024-09-22T05:23:17.427939 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 28062417 2024-09-22T05:22:50.975039 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 864835 2022-09-24T02:07:24.799660 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 930534 930334 2024-09-22T05:22:04.241297 2023-09-23T04:02:15.788202 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 930459 2016-08-25T14:57:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 315691 2016-08-25T14:58:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18760 2024-09-22T05:23:17.763901 application/rdf+xml 11041 2024-09-22T05:22:16.801206 image/jpeg 1851 2024-09-22T05:22:16.627211 image/jpeg 26873198 2024-09-22T05:22:13.929235 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia