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"Pictorial account of the sinking and recovery of the United States Mail Steamship, Central America. The sinking of the Central America in a hurricane in 1857, was America's worst peacetime sea disaster. The ship was recovered in 1989, in an operation that developed the most groundbreaking...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thompson, Tommy, 1952- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Atlanta Monthly Press, [1998]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Central America (Ship) > Pictorial works.
Central America (Ship)
Shipwrecks > North Atlantic Ocean > Pictorial works.
Treasure troves > Pictorial works.
Shipwreck survival > Pictorial works.
Naufrages > Atlantique Nord > Ouvrages illustrés.
Trésors > Recherche > Ouvrages illustrés.
Survie après naufrages > Ouvrages illustrés.
Shipwreck survival
Shipwrecks
Treasure troves
North Atlantic Ocean
Nonfiction.
illustrated books.
Illustrated works
Pictorial works
Books.
Illustrated works.
Ouvrages illustrés.
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Summary:"Pictorial account of the sinking and recovery of the United States Mail Steamship, Central America. The sinking of the Central America in a hurricane in 1857, was America's worst peacetime sea disaster. The ship was recovered in 1989, in an operation that developed the most groundbreaking marine-recovery technology in existence". -- Jacket.
Item Description:"A Roundtree Press book."
Includes index.
Physical Description:191 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 28 cm
ISBN:0871137321
9780871137326