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The 50 Greatest Shipwrecks
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Author : Richard Jones
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Release Date : 2021-11-30
The 50 Greatest Shipwrecks written by Richard Jones and has been published by Pen and Sword History this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-30 with Transportation categories.
When you think of a shipwreck, what image springs to mind? A tall sailing ship on the rocks, or perhaps the sinking Titanic surrounded by lifeboats? Historian Richard M. Jones has put together 50 stories of lost ships throughout history that are among the most important, infamous and in some cases tragic ships in the whole of history. When did two liners collide and lead to one of the greatest rescues in history? How did a Scotsman become an American hero against his own country? Which warship sank with gold bullion on board during the Second World War? This book tells the story of these fascinating cases plus many more, explores the largest shipwrecks, the treasure wrecks and the ones that are talked about still as the most famous. Starting at the tiny island of Alderney in 1592, we take a journey through history, through the First and Second World Wars, into the age of the passenger ferry and finally to the modern day migrant issues in the Mediterranean Sea. Never before have these fifty wrecks come together in a book that really brings home to the reader just how many lost vessels there are, how deadly many can be and what this teaches us today about our own history.
Naufragia Or Historical Memoirs Of Shipwrecks And Of The Providential Deliverance Of Vessels
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Author : James Stanier Clarke
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1805
Naufragia Or Historical Memoirs Of Shipwrecks And Of The Providential Deliverance Of Vessels written by James Stanier Clarke and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1805 with Shipwrecks categories.
Adventures Of A Sea Hunter
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Author : James Delgado
language : en
Publisher: D & M Publishers
Release Date : 2009-07-01
Adventures Of A Sea Hunter written by James Delgado and has been published by D & M Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-01 with History categories.
As a "Sea Hunter" and host, with novelist Clive Cussler, for the new National Geographic International television series, join Delgado as the team searches for, discovers and explores, among others, the wrecks of RMS Carpathia, the ship that rescued Titanic’s survivors; Mary Celeste, the infamous "ghost ship" found sailing alone without a soul aboard, in the mid-Atlantic in 1872; Vrouw Maria, a perfectly preserved Dutch cargo ship of 1771, discovered on the bottom of the Baltic Ocean packed with cargo, including crates of long-lost Old Masters belonging to Empress Catherine the Great of Russia; the lost ships of the Mongol fleet of Kublai Khan that invaded Japan in 1274; and wreck of the USS Mississinewa, the first ship sunk by a Japanese "suicide submarine" in WWII. Stories and personalities of the past are interspersed with visits and voyages around the world - crossing the Atlantic, drifting in a powerless ship at the mercy of gales in the heart of the Pacific, and navigating through the fabled Northwest Passage. The undeniable thrill of being where history was made make "Adventures of a Sea Hunter" a highly entertaining, personal account of the exploration of the sea and the past that rests beneath the waves.
A History Of Shipwrecks And Disasters At Sea
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Author : Cyrus Redding
language : en
Publisher: London : Whittaker, Treacher, & Company
Release Date : 1833
A History Of Shipwrecks And Disasters At Sea written by Cyrus Redding and has been published by London : Whittaker, Treacher, & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1833 with Shipwrecks categories.
A History Of The World In Sixteen Shipwrecks
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Author : Stewart Gordon
language : en
Publisher: ForeEdge from University Press of New England
Release Date : 2015-04-22
A History Of The World In Sixteen Shipwrecks written by Stewart Gordon and has been published by ForeEdge from University Press of New England this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-22 with History categories.
Roman triremes of the Mediterranean. The treasure fleet of the Spanish Main. Great ocean liners of the Atlantic. Stories of disasters at sea fire the imagination as little else can, whether the subject is a historical wreck - the Titanic or the Bismark - or the recent capsizing of a Mediterranean cruise ship. Shipwrecks also make for a new and very different understanding of world history. A History of the World in Sixteen Shipwrecks explores the ages-long, immensely hazardous, persistently romantic, and still-ongoing process of moving people and goods across far-flung maritime worlds. Telling the stories of ships and the people who made and sailed them, from the earliest ancient-Nile craft to the Exxon Valdez, A History of the World in Sixteen Shipwrecks argues that the gradual integration of localized and separate maritime regions into fewer, larger, and more interdependent regions offers a unique window on world history. Stewart Gordon draws a number of provocative conclusions from his study, among them that the European "Age of Exploration" as a singular event is simply a myth - many cultures, east and west, explored far-flung maritime worlds over the millennia - and that technologies of shipbuilding and navigation have been among the main drivers of science and technology throughout history. Finally, A History of the World in Sixteen Shipwrecks shows in a series of compelling narratives that the development of institutions and technologies that made terrifying oceans familiar, and turned unknown seas into sea-lanes, profoundly matters in our modern world.
Shipwrecks
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Author : Akira Yoshimura
language : en
Publisher: Canongate Books
Release Date : 2009-10-08
Shipwrecks written by Akira Yoshimura and has been published by Canongate Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-08 with Fiction categories.
Introduced by David Mitchell In a coastal village in medieval Japan, a young boy called Isaku battles to keep his family alive against the odds. With his father gone, Isaku is forced to grow up well before his time. He must learn how to catch fish, how to distil salt, and about all the mysteries of the vast churning sea, not least the legend of O-fune-sama, of ships wrecked offshore providing the village with unexpected bounty. When a ship founders on the rocks, Isaku and the villagers rejoice. Long have they prayed for the sea's gifts. But the cargo is not at all the blessing they had hoped for. At first mystifying, then terrifying, something dark is coming ashore and it's about to change their lives forever.
Great Shipwrecks
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Author : William Henry Davenport Adams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1877
Great Shipwrecks written by William Henry Davenport Adams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1877 with Shipwrecks categories.
Shipwrecks Of Madagascar
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Author : Pierre Van den Boogaerde
language : en
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
Release Date : 2011-04-12
Shipwrecks Of Madagascar written by Pierre Van den Boogaerde and has been published by Strategic Book Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-12 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
There are more than one hundred shipwrecks off the coast of Madagascar. These are the stories from ancient to modern times.
Disasters At Sea
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Author : Liz Mechem
language : en
Publisher: Skyhorse
Release Date : 2014-07-01
Disasters At Sea written by Liz Mechem and has been published by Skyhorse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-01 with History categories.
A fully illustrated collection of the most thrilling shipwrecks of all time! Experience the mystery and wonder of the bottom of the sea with over sixty accounts of shipwreck catastrophes. Illustrated with detailed maps and shipwreck locations, Disasters at Sea takes readers on a fascinating journey through history and to the ocean floor. Learn all about the historical details and theories of the most infamous shipwrecks—from the most well-known sinkings like the Titanic, to the obscure, mysterious drifting ghost ships and unexplained disappearances. Subjects include: • Tragedies by Mother Nature • Shipwrecks and war • Fatal errors • Legends, myths, mysteries • And many more! Whether by human error, collision, piracy, or mutiny, this book has them all. With shipwrecks from the Old Testament, to ancient Greece, to modern times, this exciting book is compellingly written with accompanying sources, high-quality images, and a great deal of evidence. Find out interesting tidbits about Christopher Columbus’s Santa Maria, which eluded discovery for centuries despite long-term investigations. Stay afloat with the Mary Celeste and the Carroll A. Deering—ships that did not wreck at all but whose entire crews disappeared, never to be found. Readers are no doubt familiar with the tragedy of the Titanic, but this book also recounts the Wilhelm Gustloff, which took nine thousand lives at the end of World War II. Disasters at Sea is sure to offer an addicting and thrilling voyage that will leave you reading over and over again. This is an exciting book for the history buff—or for anyone looking for a fascinating read! Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Shipwrecks Smugglers And Maritime Mysteries
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Author : Eugene D. Wheeler
language : en
Publisher: Pathfinder Publishing, Inc.
Release Date : 1994-04
Shipwrecks Smugglers And Maritime Mysteries written by Eugene D. Wheeler and has been published by Pathfinder Publishing, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-04 with California categories.
Colourful stories of adventure at sea.