Author : Stephen Johnson
Publisher : Alpha Computer
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 44,78 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780028632315
Provides information about some of the most famous shipwrecks, including the Titanic, the Mary Rose, and the HMS Bounty, while offering tips on where to find the treasures from these sunken ships.
Author : Gail Selinger
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 28,87 MB
Release : 2006-04-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1440696500
A view of pirate life—from the crow’s nest. Pirate lore has captured our fancy for centuries. Here is the first series book that gives readers a comprehensive yet entertaining history of those swashbuckling brigands. It offers portraits of such infamous men and women as Blackbeard, Captain Anne Bonny, Captain Kidd, and Jean LaFitte, with a full history of pirates through the ages, even modern day, high-tech scavengers of the South Seas. For mateys young and old.
Author : Joe Kraynak
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 30,47 MB
Release : 2003-06-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1440695857
Although our oceans are some of the most beautiful and diverse environments in the world, most people know very little about the ocean's ecology or just how much humans depend on the oceans for survival. The Complete Idiot's Guide' to the Oceans will be a marine-lover's reference for mapping the world's oceans and their exploration. Authors will provide key illustrations to help readers understand important concepts along the way with a color photo insert presenting a wide array of marine creatures and habitats.
Author : Corona Brezina
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 41,53 MB
Release : 2008-08-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781404217881
Describes treasure hunting as a profession, including the history of searching for buried and sunken treasure, the equipment and training required, and the dangers associated with the field.
Author : Harry Earl Rieseberg
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 49,21 MB
Release : 1965
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Author : Harry Earl Rieseberg
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 34,18 MB
Release : 1965
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Author : Harry Earl Rieseberg
Publisher :
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 27,90 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Shipwrecks
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Author : Robert F. Marx
Publisher : Firefly Books
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 25,33 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Shipwrecks
ISBN : 9781552978726
The vast hidden world of sunken treasure. With less than 2% of the world's ocean depths explored to date, a myriad of unimagined mysteries and treasures await discovery. Treasure Lost at Sea chronicles the excitement of underwater archaeology and search for treasure. The book recounts the major periods and geographic locations of shipwrecks. Chapters include: The classical world Scandinavian shipwrecks The age of discovery The Spanish galleons Bermuda, graveyard of ships Privateers, pirates and mutineers Deep-water shipwrecks (Bismarck, Titanic, and others) Port Royal: The sunken city The lively text details the potential treasure as well as the political turf wars, technological limitations, and forces of nature that threaten any mission's success. Humanity's long history of exploration, civilization, trade and war is littered with sunken vessels. Colorful and richly illustrated, Treasure Lost at Sea will inspire a new generation of underwater archaeologists.
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Page : 221 pages
File Size : 27,91 MB
Release : 1965
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Author : Melba J. Duncan
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 21,65 MB
Release : 2003-01-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1440650470
Although the first black slaves arrived in Jamestown, Virginia in 1619, our knowledge of African American history is often limited to "lessons" in films. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to African American History reveals a full portrait of black life, including familiar figures such as Harriet Tubman, W.E.B. DuBois, and Martin Luther King, Jr.
