Shipwrecks : disasters of the deep seas /
Shipwrecks selscts the sinkings with the greatest loss of life, the most famous vessels, the richest treasure troves, the most archaeologically significant wreck sites and the most daring rescues. It tells the tales of the fate of the victims, the disastrous mistakes made by ships' captains and...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Barnes & Noble Books,
[2005]
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| Summary: | Shipwrecks selscts the sinkings with the greatest loss of life, the most famous vessels, the richest treasure troves, the most archaeologically significant wreck sites and the most daring rescues. It tells the tales of the fate of the victims, the disastrous mistakes made by ships' captains and navigators, the impossible conditions faced at sea, the courage of those who survived and the audacious attempts to raise what now lies at the bottom of the sea. |
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| Item Description: | "This edition published by Barnes & Noble, Inc., by arrangement with Arcturus Publishing Limited." Includes index. The Cushing Library Military copy is part of the Blaine G. Corman Collection. |
| Physical Description: | 144 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| ISBN: | 076076879X 9780760768792 |