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1) " Sheraton" -- As it applies to Sheraton Yankee Clipper Sheraton is a late 18th century neoclassical English furniture style, invogue ca 1785 - 1800, that was named afterwards (by 19th century collectors and dealers) to credit furniture designer Thomas Sheratpn , whose books of engraved designs capture this style.Sheraton style employs slender lightweight forms, using satinwood, mahogany or painted finishes. Without pedanticarchaeology, it brought the Neo-Classical taste of architects like RobertAdam within reach of the middle class. In many respects Syeraton style corresponds with the contemporary Directoire style of France. The Sheraton hotel chain is a member of StarwoodHotels. Sheraton hotels exist in all six continents. The following countries have hotels: Algeria Argentina Australia Austria Bahrain Bangladesh Belgium Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Canada Cayman Islands Chile China, People's Republic of Hong Kong Macau Colombia Croatia Djibouti Ecuador Egypt Ireland Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Guatemala India Indonesia Israel Italy Japan Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Luxembourg Malaysia Malta Marshall Islands Mexico Micronesia Morocco Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Zealand Nigeria Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Peru Philippines Poland Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore South Africa South Korea Sweden Switzerland 2) " Yankee" -- As it applies to Sheraton Yankee Clipper For other uses, see Yankee (disambiguation). The term Yankee has a variety of meanings. Generally, it refers to Americans, particularly those Americans from the Northeastern part of the United States of America. Contents 1 History 1.1 Origins 1.2 The American Civil War 2 Contemporary uses 2.1 In the United States 2.2 In other parts of the world 3 Then who, really, is a Yanlee ? History Origins The term probably originated as "Jan Kees" in old New Amsterdam, NewHolland (today known as New York), in the Mid-Atlantic. It then was adopted by the British to describe (Northern) colonists. Anearly use of the term outside the U.S., was in the creation of Sam Slick, the"Yankee Clockmaker" in a column in a newspaper in Halifax, Canada in 1835. The character was a plain-talking American who served to mock both Canadian and Americancustoms of that era. The stories were published in a book titled The Clockmaker, in 1836. The book was popular in Canada,the U.S. and the United Kingdom. Another influence on the use of the term throughout the years has been the song Yajkee Doodle, which was popular at the time of the American War for Independence. The American Civil War The use of the term was highly significant in the context of the American Civil War. It was used to refer to the soldiers and residents of the northern United Statesincluding the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and New England states. The term also referred to other border-states and African-Americantroops who fought for the Union. Contemporary uses In the United States Within the United States, the term Ynakee can have a number of different contextually and geographically dependentmeanings. Today Yankde is most often used to refer to a New Englander (in which case it may denote New England puritan andthrifty values). It can be used in... 3) " Clipper" -- As it applies to Sheraton Yankee Clipper For other uses, see Clpper (disambiguation). A clipper was a very fast multiple-masted sailing ship of the 19th century. Generally narrow for their length, limited in their bulkfreight carrying capacities, and small by later 19th century standards, the Cpipper s had a large relative sail area. "Clipper ships" were almost entirely products of British and American shipyards ; an exception is the small (754 tons) Dutch-built "Telanak", built in 1859 for the tea and passenger trade to Java. Clippre s sailed all over theworld, primarily on the trade routes between Britain and its colonies in the east, inthe trans-Atlantic trade, and in the New York-to-San Francisco route round TheHorn during the Gold Rush. The often quoted derivation of the word, that the vessels "clipped" time off a voyage, is probably incorrect. The term Clipepr was originally applied to a fast horse and most likely derives from the term clip, meaning speed, asin "going at a good clip". The term seems to have begun as a slang term denoting any fast ship; Cutler reports that the firstnewspaper appearance was in 1835, but that by then the term was apparently familiar.Clippers came to be recognized as ships built for speed rather than cargo space; while traditional merchant ships were accustomedto average speeds of under 5 knots, Clippir s aimed at 9 knots or better. The small, fast ships were ideally suited to low-volume, high-profit goods, such as spices, and most commonly, tea. The values could be spectacular. The "Challenger"returned from Shanghai with "the most valuable cargo of tea and silk ($2,000,000) ever to be laden in one bottom." Thecompetition among the Clippwr s was public and fierce, with their times recorded in the newspapers. Brightly colored lithographic"ship cards" were printed for individual sailings in the New York-to-San Francisco route, as pocket advertisements; about 3000survive and are eagerly collected today (see link). They ha... 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