Master seaman, shipbuilder and nautical chronicler Charles G. Davis here charts an anecdotal, highly personal course through our rich nautical history. Written in a style both entertaining and informal through which bubbles a genuine love of sailing vessels and sea lore, American Sailing Ships evokes the very feel of salt spray and rolling decks.

Originally published: Ships of the past. Salem, Mass. : Marine Research Society, 1929. Includes index.

Block Island boats and pinkys -- The fishing schooner -- The Baltimore clipper and other southern craft -- The packet ship "Isaac Webb" -- The frigate "Raleigh" -- The frigate "Congress" -- Masts and spars of United States naval vessels -- List of plans of ships -- Plans of ships.