Adventures of a sea hunter : in search of famous shipwrecks /
Leading archaeologist and consummate storyteller James Delgado takes readers on a rollicking deep-sea dive into his highly unusual life's work: locating and exploring the world's most famous shipwrecks. Colorful characters, near misses, and the thrill of standing - or floating - in history...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Vancouver :
Douglas & McIntyre,
2004.
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| Summary: | Leading archaeologist and consummate storyteller James Delgado takes readers on a rollicking deep-sea dive into his highly unusual life's work: locating and exploring the world's most famous shipwrecks. Colorful characters, near misses, and the thrill of standing - or floating - in history's footprints make for a highly entertaining look at the fascinating history and glittering bounty beneath the waves. Included are accounts of Pearl Harbor, the Titanic, and Bikini Atoll, site of the world's first nuclear tests. |
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| Item Description: | "Portions of chapters 6 to 14 appeared in different form in the Vancouver Sun newspaper. Part of the introduction previously appeared in the Washington Post. An account of the dive on USS Arizona appeared in The USS Arizona by Joy Jasper, James P. Delgado and Jim Adams, published by the St. Martin's Press."--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 230 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-216) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1553650719 9781553650713 |