One Hundred Things You Should Know About Shipwrecks
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100 Things You Should Know About Shipwrecks
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Author : Fiona Macdonald
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009-02
100 Things You Should Know About Shipwrecks written by Fiona Macdonald and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02 with Shipwrecks categories.
One hundred facts reveal information about the causes of disasters at sea, from ancient Greek times to present day. Includes quizzes and activities.
One Hundred Things You Should Know About Shipwrecks
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Author : Fiona Macdonald
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
One Hundred Things You Should Know About Shipwrecks written by Fiona Macdonald and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Shipwrecks categories.
One hundred facts reveal information about the causes of disasters at sea, from ancient Greek times to present day. Includes quizzes and activities.
Shipwrecks
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Author : Fiona Macdonald
language : en
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Release Date : 2014-12-15
Shipwrecks written by Fiona Macdonald and has been published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Stories of shipwrecks are intriguing, often somber, reminders of the power the sea wields. Its waters destroy even the most invincible vessels. Ships on the seafloor also preserve historic relics. Even today, people can find treasures aboard ships that sunk hundreds of years ago! This in-depth book takes readers under the surface and into the fascinating realm of shipwrecks. Through 100 facts, a variety of topics are explored, including how wrecks are found and some tales of the most famous and mysterious wrecks of all. Additional fact boxes, activities, and diagrams aid in comprehension and contribute to this absorbing subject.
Shipwrecks In 100 Objects
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Author : Simon Wills
language : en
Publisher: Frontline Books
Release Date : 2022-10-07
Shipwrecks In 100 Objects written by Simon Wills and has been published by Frontline Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-07 with History categories.
The history of shipwrecks involves many shocking episodes: from men who saw shipmates eaten by sharks, to castaways who ate each other. Learn about the cowardly captain who deserted his passengers on a sinking ship, the obstinate ship-designer who took 480 men to their deaths, and the first mate who wrecked his own ship for insurance money. Historian and genealogist Dr Simon Wills is maritime adviser to BBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? program. In this fascinating book he uses objects associated with real incidents as touchstones for every tale. Our ancestors believed that sea monsters destroyed ships, but better-established causes include storms, war, pirates, human incompetence, fire and ice. The pages of this book are packed full of tales of dramatic rescues and miraculous survivals, and as well as the stories of the innovations that have improved safety at sea. Meet the man shipwrecked three times within an hour, a coastguard still diving overboard to save lives at 79, and the lifeboat inventor who endured someone else taking credit for his work. Ships can have character too: refusing to sink despite overwhelming odds, or even returning to haunt us as ghost ships. The dangerous life afloat stimulated pioneers to create the lifeboat service, offshore lighthouses, and lifejackets. Vessels lost at sea also inspired rewards for bravery, and artists and writers such as J.M.W. Turner, William Wordsworth, and Yann Martel the author of Life of Pi. Featuring famous wrecks such as Mary Rose and Titanic, this book introduces other less well-known but equally remarkable events from our nautical heritage, some of which seem almost too extraordinary to be true.
Perils Of The Deep
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Author : Edward N. Hoare
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-07-28
Perils Of The Deep written by Edward N. Hoare and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-28 with Fiction categories.
Excerpt from Perils of the Deep: Being an Account of Some of the Remarkable Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea During the Last Hundred Years We propose in the followmg pages to keep these two classes, as far as may be, distinct. Part II. Shall be reserved for those narratives which partake, more or less, of what we may be allowed to call a Robinson Crusoe character. In Part I. We shall tell the story of some of those catastrophes - in volving, many of them, such lamentable loss of life - which again and again remind man of his im potence in the presence of the fully-aroused forces of Nature. And here, too, we propose to arrange our illustrations in reference to some of the leading causes to which maritime disasters owe their origin. A portion of this book is a reprint. Some years ago the issued a volume entitled, Ship wrecks and Adventures at Sea, from which work most of the narratives of wrecks previous to that of the Royal C/zan'er, in 1859, have been taken in an abridged and somewhat altered form. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Dk Eyewitness Books Shipwreck
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Author : Richard Platt
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2005-04-11
Dk Eyewitness Books Shipwreck written by Richard Platt and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-04-11 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
DK Eyewitness Books: Shipwreck is a spectacular and informative guide to some of the world's most significant shipwrecks. Richly detailed, full-color photographs of submerged wrecks and their lost cargoes and treasures offer a unique "eyewitness" view of ships and the lives of those who sailed them. See the beautifully preserved figurehead of the Hamilton wreck, the five-hundred-year-old elephant's tusk recovered from the bottom of the ocean, and scissors that still cut paper and cloth after two hundred years beneath the sea. Learn how the wreck of the Mary Rose was raised from the seabed, why Grace Darling became a hero, how a deck seat converts into a lifeboat, how shipwrecks are located, and different preservation techniques used by underwater archaeologists. Discover what caused the "unsinkable" Titanic to sink, the use of the giant light bulb, harmonicas that still play after one hundred years underwater, the hazards faced by ships at sea, and much, much more! Discover the world of shipwrecks and an amazing wealth of undersea treasures and secrets with Eyewitness: Shipwreck.
The Shipwreck Hunter
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Author : David L. Mearns
language : en
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Release Date : 2017-10-05
The Shipwreck Hunter written by David L. Mearns and has been published by Atlantic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Winner of the Mountbatten Award for Best Book, 2018 David Mearns has discovered some of the world's most fascinating and elusive shipwrecks. From the mighty battlecruiser HMS Hood to the crumbling wooden skeletons of Vasco da Gama's 16th century fleet, David has searched for and found dozens of sunken vessels in every ocean of the world. The Shipwreck Hunter is an account of David's most intriguing and fascinating finds. It details both the meticulous research and the mid-ocean stamina and courage required to find a wreck miles beneath the sea, as well as the moving human stories that lie behind each of these oceanic tragedies. Combining the derring-do of Indiana Jones with the precision of a surgeon, in The Shipwreck Hunter David Mearns opens a porthole into the shadowy depths of the ocean.
Anatomy Of A Shipwreck
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Author : Sean McCollum
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2010-07
Anatomy Of A Shipwreck written by Sean McCollum and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07 with Shipwrecks categories.
"Describes the science behind shipwrecks, including causes, prevention, and famous shipwrecks"--Provided by publisher.
Historic Shipwrecks
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Oceanography
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Historic Shipwrecks written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Oceanography and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Historic ships categories.
What You Need To Know About Historic Shipwrecks And Relics
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
What You Need To Know About Historic Shipwrecks And Relics written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with categories.