Alexander Kinnan Laing (1903-1976) was an American writer, editor and academic, noted for his books on the sea. He was born in Great Neck, New York and died at Hanover, New Hampshire.
Age of Sail: Fiction
AOS Other Nautical Fiction |
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| Year | Book | Comment |
| The Sea Witch | Experiences in an American clipper ship | |
| Jonathan Eagle | The experiences of a runaway lad at sea and his subsequent career | |
| Matthew Early | A Yankee skipper drifts ineffectually through life | |
Non-Fiction
AOS Other Non-Fiction |
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| Year | Book | Comment |
| American Ships | The evolution of watercraft on the American continents | |
| Clipper Ship Men | The story of the men and ideas that produced "the perfect ship" | |
| Seafaring America | A nautical history of America | |
| American Sail: A Pictorial History | Over 500 stunning illustrations | |
| Clipper Ships and Their Makers | Why the clipper ship came to be, and why it ceased to be. | |