| Marco Polo |
| The Story of the Fastest Clipper |
| Martin Hollenberg |
The Marco Polo was one of the finest and most famous
clippers of all time. This impressively researched book is the
first to present the ship's full story in a single volume.
Cleverly conceived and built in Saint John, New Brunswick, in
1850-51, Marco Polo absolutely astounded the maritime world
when, in 1852 to 1853, it became the first ship ever to sail
from England to Australia and back in under six months and
twice around the world in under a year.
Through the use of original materials such as the ship's
on-board newspaper, letters and journals written by the ship's
passengers, and an account of Marco Polo's wreck at
Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, written by Lucy Maud
Montgomery, the author transports the reader back in time.
Engagingly written for a general audience, Marco Polo: The
Story of the Fastest Ship is a gripping human drama and a
lively study of the life and times of a truly great ship and how
it affected the lives of people on three continents.
clippers of all time. This impressively researched book is the
first to present the ship's full story in a single volume.
Cleverly conceived and built in Saint John, New Brunswick, in
1850-51, Marco Polo absolutely astounded the maritime world
when, in 1852 to 1853, it became the first ship ever to sail
from England to Australia and back in under six months and
twice around the world in under a year.
Through the use of original materials such as the ship's
on-board newspaper, letters and journals written by the ship's
passengers, and an account of Marco Polo's wreck at
Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, written by Lucy Maud
Montgomery, the author transports the reader back in time.
Engagingly written for a general audience, Marco Polo: The
Story of the Fastest Ship is a gripping human drama and a
lively study of the life and times of a truly great ship and how
it affected the lives of people on three continents.
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